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Chester Boren Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
110 N Jefferson
Centralia, MO 65240
Phone
(573) 682-2617
District
CENTRALIA R-VI
County
BOONE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
293
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.9% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Chester Boren Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
41%
52%
40%
62%
42%
57%
41%
52%
40%
62%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
38%
27%
38%
47%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
41%
32%
43%
42%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 103 35.2%
Grade 7 103 35.2%
Grade 8 87 29.7%
Total 293 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.4% 95.3% 71.8%
Black 0.0% 0.6% 16.2%
Hispanic 3.2% 3.5% 8.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 2.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.4% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.4% 27.1% 48.9%
Free lunch eligible 23.2% 22.1% 42.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.1% 4.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,286 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 40.9 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.5% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.2% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,441 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.5% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.2% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.2% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.7% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.1% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 10.9% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,620 $7,385,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $596 $783,000 5.6%
Staff $467 $613,000 4.4%
General Administration $425 $559,000 4.0%
School Administration $609 $800,000 5.8%
Operation $908 $1,193,000 8.6%
Transportation $353 $464,000 3.3%
Other $21 $27,000 0.2%
Total Support $3,378 $4,439,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,566 $2,058,000 14.8%
Total Expenditures $10,565 $13,882,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,013 $6,250,581,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $891 $794,032,000 5.8%
Staff $509 $453,483,000 3.3%
General Administration $778 $693,526,000 5.1%
School Administration $720 $641,715,000 4.7%
Operation $1,272 $1,133,809,000 8.3%
Transportation $642 $572,323,000 4.2%
Other $294 $261,597,000 1.9%
Total Support $5,106 $4,550,485,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $2,842,348,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $13,643,414,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%