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C+

Central Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

1900 Thilenius, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 · (573) 334-6281 · Part of Cape Girardeau 63 School District

Cape Girardeau’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Central Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Missouri’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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1900 Thilenius, Cape Girardeau

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5318
Grade 6305
Enrollment over time
589’20
609’21
604’22
610’23
623’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Black 37%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 10%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Middle from Cape Girardeau families.

Other schools in Cape Girardeau 63 School District

The district →
Jefferson Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cape Girardeau
D
494 students11:1
Clippard Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cape Girardeau
C−
383 students10:1
Blanchard Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cape Girardeau
A−
326 students12:1
Franklin Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cape Girardeau
C
241 students9:1
Alma Schrader Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cape Girardeau
B+
332 students11:1
Central JR. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cape Girardeau
B−
633 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Cape Girardeau’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.