For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 281 students in University Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in University Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
3 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,120 Students
230,587 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
19,991 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
University Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 556 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#439 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
38%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.48
# American Indian Students
11 Students
862 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
4,281 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
17 Students
16,986 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
7%
# Black Students
1,059 Students
35,559 Students
% Black Students
95%
16%
# White Students
27 Students
161,377 Students
% White Students
2%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
803 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
10,719 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
14
1,702
# Students in K Grade:
95
2,469
# Students in 1st Grade:
83
2,666
# Students in 2nd Grade:
83
2,703
# Students in 3rd Grade:
106
2,805
# Students in 4th Grade:
107
2,951
# Students in 5th Grade:
116
6,542
# Students in 6th Grade:
111
45,443
# Students in 7th Grade:
87
67,859
# Students in 8th Grade:
83
69,522
# Students in 9th Grade:
99
7,439
# Students in 10th Grade:
63
6,469
# Students in 11th Grade:
51
6,112
# Students in 12th Grade:
22
5,905
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,957 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,159. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,791 is less than the state median of $13,980. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,957
$15,159
Spending / Student
$12,791
$13,980
Best University Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
University Academy-middle
Charter School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
6801 Holmes Rd
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 412-9272
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 412-9272
Grades: 6-8
| 281 students
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