Guadalupe Centers Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Guadalupe Centers Schools · Grades 6–8
Guadalupe Centers Middle School serves 355 students in grades 6–8 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 3 schools in Guadalupe Centers Schools. By enrollment it is the 238th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Guadalupe Centers Schools |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290002903166 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Guadalupe Centers Schools | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 355 | 1,614 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 10.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.9% | 73.9% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Guadalupe Centers Middle School in context
Size
Guadalupe Centers Middle School is the only middle school in Guadalupe Centers Schools. Its 355 students are 22% of the district's 1,614. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 220; Guadalupe Centers Middle School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 8 with 121 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 114, against an average of 118 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 114 in grade 6 and 121 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.9% here and 96.8% across Guadalupe Centers Schools. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.9% across Guadalupe Centers Schools and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 22% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 355 students, Guadalupe Centers Middle School has 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 355 students would have about 27.3 teachers, so Guadalupe Centers Middle School has 5.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Guadalupe Centers Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Middle School, 1.1 miles away in Citizens of the World Charter. Within 10 miles there are 25 other middle schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.9% |
| White | 1.7% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 114 |
| Grade 7 | 120 |
| Grade 8 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2640 Belleview Street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816)472-4120
Website: guadalupecenters.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Guadalupe Centers Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School | Citizens of the World Charter | 1.1 mi | 144 | 13.9 | 45.8% |
| Academie Lafayette Armour IMS | Academie Lafayette | 1.3 mi | 295 | 11.7 | 28.8% |
| Allen Village Junior Academy | Allen Village | 1.8 mi | 92 | 14.7 | 78.3% |
| Lincoln College Academy Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 2.1 mi | 583 | 19.5 | 100% |
| Central Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 3.2 mi | 375 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Frontier School of Excellence-M | Frontier Schools | 3.9 mi | 74 | 5.4 | 100% |
| Kansas City Girls Prep Middle School | Kansas City Girls Prep Academy | 4.0 mi | 111 | 4.4 | 100% |
| Northeast Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 4.3 mi | 607 | 12.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Guadalupe Centers Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Centers Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 801 |
| Guadalupe Centers High School | High | 9–12 | 458 |