Caruthersville Middle School
Public middle school in Caruthersville, Missouri · Caruthersville 18 School District · Grades 6–8
Caruthersville Middle School serves 200 students in grades 6–8 in Caruthersville (Pemiscot County). It is one of 3 schools in Caruthersville 18 School District. By enrollment it is the 320th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Caruthersville 18 School District |
| County | Pemiscot County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290747001023 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Caruthersville 18 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 200 | 918 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 12.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Caruthersville Middle School in context
Size
Caruthersville Middle School is the only middle school in Caruthersville 18 School District. Its 200 students are 21.8% of the district's 918. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 43.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 341; Caruthersville Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 77 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 60, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (60 against 77). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 44.5% here and 45.9% across Caruthersville 18. White students are next, at 38.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Caruthersville 18 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 56% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 200 students, Caruthersville Middle School has 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 200 students would have about 15.4 teachers, so Caruthersville Middle School has 2.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Caruthersville Middle School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other middle school is Kennett Middle School, 22.2 miles away in Kennett 39 School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 44.5% |
| White | 38.5% |
| Two or more races | 10.5% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
52.5% of students are girls and 47.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 77 |
| Grade 7 | 63 |
| Grade 8 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1705 Ward Ave, Caruthersville, MO 63830
Phone: (573)333-6100
Website: cps18.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Caruthersville Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett Middle School | Kennett 39 | 22.2 mi | 392 | 12.9 | 100% |
| Senath-Hornersville Middle School | Senath-Hornersville C-8 | 27.1 mi | 211 | 11 | 100% |
| Central Middle School | New Madrid County R-I | 27.6 mi | 276 | 9.1 | 100% |
| Qulin Middle School | Twin Rivers R-X | 43.3 mi | 129 | 10.8 | 57.4% |
| East Prairie Middle School | East Prairie R-II | 44.1 mi | 290 | 11.6 | 100% |
| T. S. Hill Middle School | Dexter R-XI | 45.3 mi | 475 | 14.7 | 48.6% |
| Sikeston Middle School | Sikeston R-6 | 48.3 mi | 493 | 14.8 | 100% |
| Sikeston Junior High School | Sikeston R-6 | 49.3 mi | 448 | 12.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Caruthersville 18
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caruthersville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 475 |
| Caruthersville High School | High | 9–12 | 243 |