Carthage Middle School
827 East Centennial
Carthage MO, 64836, Jasper County
Phone: 417-359-7246
Ranking: 
(1,114 out of 1,698, bottom 34%)*
(1,114 out of 1,698, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
School District: Carthage R-IX School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 35 | |||||
| Total Students: | 702 | 723 | 695 | 627 | 605 | |||||
| Grade 5: | 348 | 49.6% | 359 | 49.7% | 371 | 53.4% | 326 | 52.0% | 302 | 49.9% |
| Grade 6: | 354 | 50.4% | 364 | 50.3% | 324 | 46.6% | 301 | 48.0% | 303 | 50.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 390 | 55.6% | 385 | 53.3% | 353 | 50.8% | 307 | 49.0% | 276 | 45.6% |
| Female: | 312 | 44.4% | 338 | 46.7% | 342 | 49.2% | 320 | 51.0% | 321 | 53.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 205 | 29.2% | 207 | 28.6% | 207 | 29.8% | 169 | 27.0% | 152 | 25.1% |
| Black: | 20 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.8% |
| White: | 447 | 63.7% | 471 | 65.1% | 454 | 65.3% | 436 | 69.5% | 429 | 70.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 2.4% | 14 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 411 | 58.5% | 390 | 53.9% | 378 | 54.4% | 305 | 48.6% | 312 | 51.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 6.7% | 57 | 7.9% | 51 | 7.3% | 54 | 8.6% | 59 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.02 | 16.91 | 17.01 | 17.26 | 17.05 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 53% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.3% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 33.9% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 51.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 51.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47.5% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Carthage Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.