Central Middle School
Public middle school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Cape Girardeau 63 School District · Grades 5–6
Central Middle School serves 623 students in grades 5–6 in Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau County). It is one of 8 schools in Cape Girardeau 63 School District. By enrollment it is the 107th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 47.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Cape Girardeau 63 School District |
| County | Cape Girardeau County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290712002798 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cape Girardeau 63 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 623 | 4,310 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 11.3 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Central Middle School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Cape Girardeau 63 School District, Central Middle School is the smallest, with 14.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 14.2 miles away and have a median of 345 students, so Central Middle School is larger 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 5 with 318 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 305, against an average of 312 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 318 in grade 5 and 305 in grade 6.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 38.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Cape Girardeau 63 (42.7%). Black students are next, at 36.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Cape Girardeau 63 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 40.3% 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
Central Middle School has 47.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 623 students would have about 47.9 teachers, so Central Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Central Junior High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 38.2% |
| Black | 36.6% |
| Two or more races | 13.5% |
| Hispanic | 10.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 318 |
| Grade 6 | 305 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1900 Thilenius, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: (573)334-6281
Website: capetigers.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Central Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Junior High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 0.2 mi | 633 | 11.7 | 100% |
| Scott City Middle School | Scott City R-I | 6.7 mi | 223 | 9.8 | 59.6% |
| Russell Hawkins Junior High School | Jackson R-II | 9.6 mi | 867 | 14.5 | 36.1% |
| Jackson Middle School | Jackson R-II | 9.7 mi | 850 | 14.5 | 38.8% |
| Scott County Middle School | Scott County R-IV | 18.7 mi | 195 | 11.5 | 53.3% |
| Woodland Middle School | Woodland R-IV | 25.7 mi | 241 | 13.5 | 57.7% |
| Meadow Heights Middle School | Meadow Heights R-II | 27.7 mi | 98 | 12.6 | 51% |
| Sikeston Junior High School | Sikeston R-6 | 29.0 mi | 448 | 12.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cape Girardeau 63
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Schrader Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 332 |
| Blanchard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 326 |
| Central High School | High | 9–12 | 1,278 |
| Central Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 633 |
| Clippard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 383 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 241 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 494 |