Northeast Middle School
Public middle school in Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City 33 School District · Grades 7–8
Northeast Middle School serves 607 students in grades 7–8 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 31 schools in Kansas City 33 School District. By enrollment it is the 113th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 47.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Kansas City 33 School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291640003258 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kansas City 33 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 607 | 15,079 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Northeast Middle School in context
Size
Northeast Middle School is the largest of Kansas City 33 School District's 3 middle schools; its 607 students are 4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 365 students, so Northeast 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 8 with 306 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 301, against an average of 304 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 301 in grade 7 and 306 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 44.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Kansas City 33 (34.2%). Black students are next, at 37.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Kansas City 33 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 48.3% 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
Northeast Middle School has 47.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 607 students would have about 46.7 teachers, so Northeast 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 Kansas City Girls Prep Middle School, 1.1 miles away in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 28 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 44.8% |
| Black | 37.1% |
| White | 7.7% |
| Asian | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 301 |
| Grade 8 | 306 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4904 Independence Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64124
Phone: (816)418-3400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northeast Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Girls Prep Middle School | Kansas City Girls Prep Academy | 1.1 mi | 111 | 4.4 | 100% |
| Frontier School of Innovation-M | Frontier Schools | 2.3 mi | 307 | 8.8 | 82.1% |
| Lincoln College Academy Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 2.4 mi | 583 | 19.5 | 100% |
| Central Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 2.9 mi | 375 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Eastgate 6th Grade Center | North Kansas City 74 | 4.2 mi | 629 | 12.7 | 63.4% |
| Guadalupe Centers Middle School | Guadalupe Centers Schools | 4.3 mi | 355 | 10.8 | 78.9% |
| Academie Lafayette Armour IMS | Academie Lafayette | 4.3 mi | 295 | 11.7 | 28.8% |
| Clifford H. Nowlin Middle School | Independence 30 | 4.4 mi | 902 | 16.8 | 79.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.