CENTRAL JR. HIGH

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Cape Girardeau, Missouri·63701
Score
20.5/100
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#274
Among 344 Missouri middle schools
Top 80%
In Missouri

Score 20.5/100: better than 20% of Missouri middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% Proficient or Advanced on state tests in Missouri, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Missouri schools.

English language arts
29%
Similar Missouri schools ≈ 43%, better than 19% of them
575 students tested
Math
35%
Similar Missouri schools ≈ 46%, better than 30% of them
575 students tested
Science
28%
Similar Missouri schools ≈ 42%, better than 19% of them
274 students tested
All Missouri schools (ELA / math)
45% / 44%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7MAP24.9316
English language artsGrade 8MAP29.7299
English language artsAll gradesMAP28.6575
MathGrade 7MAP32.6318
MathGrade 8MAP24.6267
MathHigh schoolMAPhidden (small group)34
MathAll gradesMAP34.5575
ScienceGrade 8MAP25.8298
ScienceAll gradesMAP27.6274

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
598
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
598
Typical middle school: 423
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Cape Girardeau County

Contact

Address
1910 Whitener St.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Missouri. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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CENTRAL JR. HIGH at a glance

CENTRAL JR. HIGH is a public middle school in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district. It has about 598 students (a typical Missouri middle school has 423).

In 2024-25 state tests, 29% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 35% in math (similar schools: 46%) reached the state standard (% Proficient or Advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Missouri middle schools, it scores 20.5 out of 100: better than 20% of them, ranking #274 of 344. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.