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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
533
Classroom Teachers
36

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.

1

(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
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 176 33.0%
Grade 7 169 31.7%
Grade 8 188 35.3%
Total 533 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.6% 22.7% 71.8%
Black 65.7% 56.6% 16.2%
Hispanic 15.0% 18.9% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.9% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.3% 64.7% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 60.0% 55.9% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.3% 8.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,161 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,909.9 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.7% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,451 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.7% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.9% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,501 $59,652,000 45.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $908 $7,219,000 5.5%
Staff $598 $4,757,000 3.6%
General Administration $1,010 $8,030,000 6.1%
School Administration $958 $7,618,000 5.8%
Operation $1,481 $11,778,000 8.9%
Transportation $716 $5,694,000 4.3%
Other $424 $3,372,000 2.6%
Total Support $6,094 $48,468,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,969 $23,612,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $16,564 $131,732,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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