Long Middle Community Education Center
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades 6–8
Long Middle Community Education Center serves 290 students in grades 6–8 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 272nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | St. Louis City School District |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292928001960 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis City | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 290 | 17,933 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 11.4 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Long Middle Community Education Center in context
Size
Long Middle Community Education Center is the 6th largest of St. Louis City School District's 8 middle schools; its 290 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 373 students, so Long Middle Community Education Center 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 8 with 98 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 96, against an average of 97 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 96 in grade 6 and 98 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 61.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across St. Louis City (74.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 21%. 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 St. Louis City and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 48.6% 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
Long Middle Community Education Center has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 290 students would have about 22.3 teachers, so Long Middle Community Education Center has 1.3 fewer.
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, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Gateway Science Academy Middle School, 1.5 miles away in Gateway Science Acad/St Louis. There are 15 middle schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 61.7% |
| Hispanic | 21% |
| Asian | 7.2% |
| White | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
42.1% of students are girls and 57.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 96 |
| Grade 7 | 96 |
| Grade 8 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5028 Morganford Rd, St Louis, MO 63116
Phone: (314)481-3440
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Long Middle Community Education Center. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Science Academy Middle School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 1.5 mi | 426 | 12 | 65% |
| Busch Ms Character Athletics | St. Louis City | 1.6 mi | 361 | 13.9 | 100% |
| Carnahan Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.1 mi | 214 | 11.3 | 98.6% |
| Kairos Academies | Kairos Academies | 2.4 mi | 228 | 13.4 | 73.2% |
| Bayless Junior High School | Bayless | 2.6 mi | 385 | 15.3 | 60.3% |
| Rogers Middle School | Affton 101 | 2.7 mi | 555 | 13.6 | 44.3% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 3.4 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 3.6 mi | 289 | 11.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.