Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Citizens of the World Charter · Grades 5–8
Middle School serves 144 students in grades 5–8 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 2 schools in Citizens of the World Charter. By enrollment it is the 356th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 10.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Citizens of the World Charter |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290061203365 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Citizens of the World Charter | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 144 | 388 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 12.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.8% | 60.3% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Middle School in context
Size
Middle School is the only middle school in Citizens of the World Charter. Its 144 students are 37.1% of the district's 388. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 325 students, so Middle School is smaller 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 5 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 26, against an average of 36 per grade. This year grade 8 has 46% fewer students than grade 5 (27 against 50). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 47.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Citizens of the World Charter (48.7%). White students are next, at 23.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 60.3% across Citizens of the World Charter and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 25% 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
Middle School has 10.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 144 students would have about 11.1 teachers, so 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, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Academie Lafayette Armour IMS, 0.4 miles away in Academie Lafayette. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 23 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 47.2% |
| White | 23.6% |
| Hispanic | 21.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 50 |
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 26 |
| Grade 8 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3435 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816)499-8000
Website: cwckansascity.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academie Lafayette Armour IMS | Academie Lafayette | 0.4 mi | 295 | 11.7 | 28.8% |
| Allen Village Junior Academy | Allen Village | 0.8 mi | 92 | 14.7 | 78.3% |
| Guadalupe Centers Middle School | Guadalupe Centers Schools | 1.1 mi | 355 | 10.8 | 78.9% |
| Lincoln College Academy Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 2.2 mi | 583 | 19.5 | 100% |
| Central Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 2.7 mi | 375 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Frontier School of Excellence-M | Frontier Schools | 2.9 mi | 74 | 5.4 | 100% |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle School | Ewing Marion Kauffman School | 3.9 mi | 559 | 9.8 | 100% |
| Brookside Charter Middle School | Brookside Charter School | 3.9 mi | 225 | 8.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Citizens of the World Charter
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 244 |