Central Jr. High
Cape Girardeau, MO · Middle School · Grades 7-8
Central Jr. High is a middle school in Cape Girardeau, MO with 618 students enrolled and a 73% proficiency rate. Part of Cape Girardeau 63. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Central Jr. High is a middle school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school serves 618 students in grades 7-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 73% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central Jr. High is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 in Missouri.
How This School Compares
Central Jr. High has 618 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Cape Girardeau 63 (548 students). Its 73% proficiency rate is 9 percentage points above the district average of 64%. Compared to the Missouri state average of 49%, the school performs 24 points higher. With a 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Central Jr. High has 618 students enrolled in grades 7-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1.
According to EDFacts data, 73% of students at Central Jr. High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Central Jr. High is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.