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South Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8401 E 83 Rd St
Raytown, MO 64138
Phone
(816) 268-7380
District
RAYTOWN C-2
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
522
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.7% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

South Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
41%
17%
40%
17%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
38%
22%
38%
12%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
41%
27%
43%
17%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 162 31.0%
Grade 7 176 33.7%
Grade 8 184 35.2%
Total 522 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.5% 24.3% 72.4%
Black 65.8% 56.3% 16.0%
Hispanic 15.0% 17.8% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.8% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 72.8% 68.1% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 63.8% 57.6% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.0% 10.5% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,340 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,915.4 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.1% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,361 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.4% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.7% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.5% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.0% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.2% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.6% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,834 $54,758,000 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $824 $6,601,000 5.4%
Staff $491 $3,932,000 3.2%
General Administration $998 $7,998,000 6.5%
School Administration $902 $7,225,000 5.9%
Operation $1,257 $10,069,000 8.2%
Transportation $489 $3,919,000 3.2%
Other $386 $3,092,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,346 $42,836,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,122 $25,014,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $15,303 $122,608,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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