Best Public Schools in Kansas City, KS

Summary:

The Kansas City, Kansas school district encompasses 57 schools, including 35 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 11 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students across the Kansas City and Turner-Kansas City school districts. The data reveals stark disparities in academic performance, with a few standout schools like Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, Piper High, and Piper Middle consistently ranking among the top in the state, while many others struggle with low proficiency rates, especially in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic outcomes, with the majority of schools having very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Schools with higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios tend to have better performance, underscoring the critical role of adequate funding and resources. Standout schools like Frank Rushton Elementary and Emerson Elementary demonstrate that high levels of achievement are possible, even in a district with significant challenges, and could provide valuable insights for improving outcomes across the system.

Overall, the data paints a complex picture of the Kansas City, Kansas school system, with pockets of excellence amidst broader challenges. Addressing the disparities and ensuring equitable access to high-quality education will be crucial for improving outcomes for all students in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School for Blind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 State Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	School for Blind	No	No	No	No	(913) 305-3000	7	7	1.0		3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
School for Blind High	Public	7-12	1100 State Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	School for Blind	No	No	No	No	(913) 305-3000	11	6	2.0	27.3%	6 (54.5%)	1 (9.1%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)
Delaware Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 North 130th Street	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 441-2126	378	28	13.3	59.5%	193 (51.1%)	63 (16.7%)	81 (21.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	32 (8.5%)	31.4	475^th of 653 public elementary schools	27.3%		36	443^rd of 660 public elementary schools	32.9%	32	41.7	40.3	14.1					31.7	43.3	21.9	15.6					26.6	34.4			34.4	$12,457	$4,445	$8,012
Banneker Elementary	Public	K-5	2026 N 4th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4700	244	18	13.3	82.8%	4 (1.6%)	83 (34.0%)	147 (60.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	11.6	595^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.8	589^th of 660 public elementary schools	10.8%	6	12.0	15.2	23.3					16.7	31.5	17.1	6.4					19.1	17.0			17.0	$11,959	$2,882	$9,078
Silver City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Lawrence Ave	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4550	1,421	84	16.8	85.3%	117 (8.2%)	409 (28.8%)	699 (49.2%)	134 (9.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (4.1%)	6.4	639^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.1%		9.4	620^th of 660 public elementary schools	6.1%	19	4.5	18.6	12.1					11.7	13.9	16.7	0.0					10.9	11.8			11.8	$15,520	$5,271	$10,250
Chelsea Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Wood	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5000	534	35	15.1	80.9%	12 (2.2%)	78 (14.6%)	409 (76.6%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	10.9	598^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.4%		9.7	617^th of 660 public elementary schools	6.5%	19	14.1	11.0	26.0					16.8	19.1	3.6	12.5					11.9	25.6			25.6	$10,994	$3,082	$7,912
Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1310 N 9th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5100	232	20	11.7	94.4%	7 (3.0%)	55 (23.7%)	147 (63.4%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	6.4	640^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.0%		13.8	590^th of 660 public elementary schools	10.6%	50	2.8	10.5	13.3					8.7	17.5	7.9	11.8					12.5	14.7			14.7	$12,912	$3,245	$9,667
Thomas A Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Locust Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4900	232	21	11.2	88.8%	45 (19.4%)	26 (11.2%)	139 (59.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	21	539^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.5%		17.9	567^th of 660 public elementary schools	14.1%	28	26.8	33.3	16.7					26.5	45.6	26.5	0.0					28.6	12.0			12.0	$12,064	$3,436	$8,628
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	1429 S 29th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5900	180	16	11.3	89.4%	12 (6.7%)	33 (18.3%)	118 (65.6%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	50.2	324^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.4%		40.1	410^th of 660 public elementary schools	37.9%	86	40.9	51.8	34.6					42.7	37.5	51.8	42.9					44.3	14.8			14.8	$14,471	$3,535	$10,936
John Fiske Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S Valley	Kansas City	66105	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4850	292	22	13.0	96.6%	36 (12.3%)	8 (2.7%)	246 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6	643^rd of 653 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.4	635^th of 660 public elementary schools	3.8%	8	2.2	17.1	11.3					10.1	10.4	9.5	9.3					9.7	14.8			14.8	$11,039	$2,935	$8,103
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 N 4th St	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4300	313	23	13.4	93.3%	20 (6.4%)	138 (44.1%)	130 (41.5%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	5.5	648^th of 653 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.8	653^rd of 660 public elementary schools	1.1%	5	10.0	4.0	15.5					10.1	13.6	1.9	8.3					7.6	13.3			13.3	$11,421	$2,983	$8,438
Bertram Caruthers Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Waverly	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4750	343	23	14.7	97.4%	11 (3.2%)	97 (28.3%)	214 (62.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	10.2	609^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.7%		12.8	602^nd of 660 public elementary schools	8.8%	7	18.0	11.1	11.5					13.6	38.3	6.1	7.7					17.4	13.5			13.5	$12,628	$3,893	$8,734
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Minnesota Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5200	220	18	12.0	89.5%	18 (8.2%)	45 (20.5%)	137 (62.3%)	16 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	13.9	583^rd of 653 public elementary schools	10.7%		16.7	572^nd of 660 public elementary schools	13.3%	11	15.0	25.0	18.9					19.3	21.9	18.7	13.5					18.2	27.0			27.0	$13,424	$3,041	$10,383
Noble Prentis Elementary	Public	K-5	2337 S 14th Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5250	189	15	12.3	92.6%	50 (26.5%)	20 (10.6%)	110 (58.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	4 (2.1%)	8.8	621^st of 653 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.1	641^st of 660 public elementary schools	2.9%	20	21.4	20.8	6.8					14.6	25.0	0.0	8.9					11.3	13.6			13.6	$11,611	$3,063	$8,548
Quindaro Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Farrow	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4400	294	24	12.1	95.9%	13 (4.4%)	95 (32.3%)	169 (57.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	15.5	574^th of 653 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.9	582^nd of 660 public elementary schools	11.8%	8	6.7	23.6	26.1					19.2	12.5	26.3	14.0					18.1	28.0			28.0	$12,218	$3,494	$8,724
Frank Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2605 W 43rd Avenue	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3050	319	20	15.7	76.8%	45 (14.1%)	66 (20.7%)	186 (58.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.1%)	44.3	382^nd of 653 public elementary schools	41.5%		34.5	459^th of 660 public elementary schools	30.5%	77	49.0	33.3	28.3					36.6	56.9	46.3	25.9					42.8	20.4			20.4	$11,828	$4,003	$7,826
New Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	3604 Metropolitan	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3950	224	19	11.5	93.8%	21 (9.4%)	22 (9.8%)	174 (77.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	7.7	628^th of 653 public elementary schools	3.8%		26.8	508^th of 660 public elementary schools	23.0%	120	2.7	15.9	8.3					9.4	5.3	11.4	21.1					12.5	7.9			7.9	$12,649	$3,180	$9,470
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Oakland	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5950	244	20	12.3	92.6%	13 (5.3%)	52 (21.3%)	141 (57.8%)	21 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	13.9	584^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.6%		7	638^th of 660 public elementary schools	3.3%	54	12.1	0.0	20.9					11.4	15.8	7.7	23.9					16.3	34.8			34.8	$11,307	$2,997	$8,310
Frances Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Orville	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6100	400	34	11.8	95.5%	33 (8.3%)	20 (5.0%)	331 (82.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20.1	549^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.9%		15.5	578^th of 660 public elementary schools	12.4%	29	12.3	28.3	15.2					18.7	13.1	44.3	19.7					25.7	21.3			21.3	$12,218	$3,678	$8,540
Central Middle	Public	6-8	925 Ivandale	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6150	688	43	16.0	76.7%	36 (5.2%)	69 (10.0%)	531 (77.2%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.7%)	7.3	357^th of 362 public middle schools	1.4%		7.3	358^th of 362 public middle schools	1.1%	1				14.3	7.5	4.7		8.9				8.8	5.4	0.5		4.9		1.9		1.9	$10,466	$2,776	$7,690
Carl B. Bruce Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 N 18th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4000	835	48	17.4	84.7%	21 (2.5%)	212 (25.4%)	557 (66.7%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	7.3	358^th of 362 public middle schools	1.1%		7.1	359^th of 362 public middle schools	0.8%	1				12.8	10.0	3.8		9.0				8.4	5.2	1.6		5.2		1.2		1.2	$10,850	$3,025	$7,825
Argentine Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Ruby Avenue	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6750	551	35	15.7	75.9%	59 (10.7%)	81 (14.7%)	364 (66.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	10	347^th of 362 public middle schools	4.1%		8.7	349^th of 362 public middle schools	3.6%	2				13.3	15.6	4.3		10.9				10.8	11.2	2.1		7.9		1.6		1.6	$10,881	$3,051	$7,831
Rosedale Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Springfield	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6900	508	37	13.6	78.9%	47 (9.3%)	100 (19.7%)	333 (65.6%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	9.5	350^th of 362 public middle schools	3.3%		8.3	352^nd of 362 public middle schools	2.8%	2				14.6	18.2	3.7		12.5				4.3	4.1	4.3		4.2		5.6		5.6	$12,229	$3,339	$8,890
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science	Public, Magnet	8-12	1610 N 8th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	Yes	No	No	(913) 627-7200	1,005	61	16.3	62.8%	124 (12.3%)	170 (16.9%)	570 (56.7%)	103 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.8%)	96.2	4^th of 318 public high schools	98.7%		95.5	6^th of 327 public high schools	98.2%	2						38.7	45.6	42.9						40.6	53.1	48.2		34.3	49.7	42.8	$10,982	$1,395	$9,587
Wyandotte High	Public	9-12	2501 Minneosta Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7650	1,841	92	20.0	79.5%	49 (2.7%)	370 (20.1%)	1,334 (72.5%)	50 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	32 (1.7%)	3.8	310^th of 318 public high schools	2.5%		3.8	323^rd of 327 public high schools	1.2%	13							6.9	6.9							1.4	1.4			3.7	3.7	$11,167	$2,141	$9,027
Arrowhead Middle	Public	6-8	1715 N 82nd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6600	428	29	14.7	76.9%	80 (18.7%)	130 (30.4%)	134 (31.3%)	51 (11.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	23 (5.4%)	10.2	346^th of 362 public middle schools	4.4%		14.7	335^th of 362 public middle schools	7.5%	11				12.6	13.6	4.5		10.4				13.7	7.4	5.9		9.0		4.4		4.4	$12,475	$3,000	$9,475
J C Harmon High	Public	9-12	2400 Steele Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7050	1,282	67	19.2	64.0%	120 (9.4%)	210 (16.4%)	892 (69.6%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	3.1	314^th of 318 public high schools	1.3%		4.1	322^nd of 327 public high schools	1.5%	8							4.9	4.9							0.3	0.3			3.6	3.6	$11,609	$2,653	$8,955
F L Schlagle High	Public	9-12	2214 N 59th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7500	800	49	16.4	69.5%	40 (5.0%)	211 (26.4%)	463 (57.9%)	56 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	22 (2.8%)	3.7	311^th of 318 public high schools	2.2%		3.7	324^th of 327 public high schools	0.9%	13							7.5	7.5							1.0	1.0			2.1	2.1	$11,571	$2,714	$8,857
Claude A Huyck Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 N 83rd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4650	283	20	14.0	87.3%	23 (8.1%)	105 (37.1%)	39 (13.8%)	84 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	19 (6.7%)	11.7	594^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.0%		15.1	581^st of 660 public elementary schools	12.0%	13	14.6	23.9	15.6					18.0	26.9	14.0	15.2					18.9	15.2			15.2	$10,996	$2,106	$8,889
D D Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	2901 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6450	581	36	16.1	70.4%	74 (12.7%)	152 (26.2%)	216 (37.2%)	100 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	31 (5.3%)	6	362^nd of 362 public middle schools	0.0%		8.2	353^rd of 362 public middle schools	2.5%	9				8.1	12.3	2.3		7.8				3.8	2.5	0.6		2.4		2.3		2.3	$12,449	$3,407	$9,042
Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 N 67th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7000	531	34	15.5	82.7%	47 (8.9%)	145 (27.3%)	246 (46.3%)	71 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	22.2	534^th of 653 public elementary schools	18.2%		16.4	576^th of 660 public elementary schools	12.7%	42	27.2	28.9	22.5					26.2	34.9	19.6	23.3					25.5	25.3			25.3	$10,328	$3,248	$7,080
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4950	417	27	15.3	75.8%	67 (16.1%)	118 (28.3%)	128 (30.7%)	74 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	20 (4.8%)	14.1	581^st of 653 public elementary schools	11.0%		17.3	569^th of 660 public elementary schools	13.8%	12	10.1	24.3	29.3					21.8	17.1	13.5	13.2					14.5	26.5			26.5	$11,548	$3,159	$8,389
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	641 N 57th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5150	178	14	12.9	82.6%	20 (11.2%)	33 (18.5%)	88 (49.4%)	25 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	20.2	546^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.1	599^th of 660 public elementary schools	9.2%	53	8.3	10.0	46.2					21.3	15.4	0.0	29.6					14.3	25.0			25.0	$13,723	$3,867	$9,856
Stony Point North	Public	K-5	8200 Elizabeth	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4500	301	25	11.9	86.4%	57 (18.9%)	75 (24.9%)	116 (38.5%)	24 (8.0%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (7.3%)	25.4	510^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.9	525^th of 660 public elementary schools	20.5%	15	22.2	29.4	26.8					25.9	38.3	29.4	22.8					29.7	26.8			26.8	$12,980	$4,102	$8,878
Washington High	Public	9-12	7340 Leavenworth Road	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-7800	1,190	66	17.9	64.5%	169 (14.2%)	424 (35.6%)	380 (31.9%)	136 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	70 (5.9%)	3.6	312^th of 318 public high schools	1.9%		4.4	321^st of 327 public high schools	1.8%	9							5.1	5.1							1.9	1.9			3.8	3.8	$13,134	$2,561	$10,573
Welborn Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Leavenworth Rd	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4450	484	33	14.5	93.0%	46 (9.5%)	153 (31.6%)	200 (41.3%)	47 (9.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	5.9	645^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.7	634^th of 660 public elementary schools	3.9%	11	9.6	18.7	9.9					12.7	6.8	8.0	3.7					6.1	18.5			18.5	$11,254	$3,330	$7,924
M E Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N 11th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3150	567	43	13.1	85.7%	31 (5.5%)	46 (8.1%)	450 (79.4%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	7.3	632^nd of 653 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.8	601^st of 660 public elementary schools	8.9%	31	8.1	11.1	12.9					10.8	18.4	7.4	12.5					12.6	19.8			19.8	$11,284	$3,128	$8,156
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	295 S 10th Street	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6400	473	38	12.4	95.8%	21 (4.4%)	65 (13.7%)	359 (75.9%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	25.4	511^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.7%		25.9	515^th of 660 public elementary schools	22.0%	4	28.6	21.5	22.1					23.9	43.8	26.3	22.8					30.7	29.1			29.1	$11,555	$3,041	$8,515
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Armstrong	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7350	247	24	10.2	95.5%	8 (3.2%)	17 (6.9%)	195 (78.9%)	22 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	11.3	597^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.6%		13.2	598^th of 660 public elementary schools	9.4%	1	6.5	16.7	11.4					11.8	18.2	25.6	15.4					19.8	20.5			20.5	$11,050	$2,944	$8,106
Bridges/Wyandot Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	3101 N. 10th Street	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-6702	8	4	1.9		1 (12.5%)	5 (62.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$34,027	$9,138	$24,889
Alfred Fairfax Academy	Public	9-12	2226 N 85th st	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 627-6700	72	8	8.8	75.0%	5 (6.9%)	34 (47.2%)	32 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2.1	318^th of 318 public high schools	0.0%		3.1	326^th of 327 public high schools	0.3%	8							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$13,728	$1,258	$12,470
500 Reach	Public	12	7704 Parallel Parkway	Kansas City	66612	Shawnee County	Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 287-1718	188			1.6%	28 (14.9%)	58 (30.9%)	90 (47.9%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)								(n/a)																					$2,535	$832	$1,703
Gloria Willis Middle School	Public	6-8	1735 N. 64th Terrace	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6300	739	39	18.9	81.9%	47 (6.4%)	198 (26.8%)	398 (53.9%)	67 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.1%)	9.1	351^st of 362 public middle schools	3.0%		9.3	347^th of 362 public middle schools	4.1%	4				14.6	14.2	5.2		11.3				4.1	8.6	1.7		4.7		7.1		7.1
Lowell Brune Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 N. 89th Terrace	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 551-3200	462	30	15.2	75.1%	69 (14.9%)	127 (27.5%)	133 (28.8%)	95 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (7.1%)	11.4	596^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.7%		13.2	597^th of 660 public elementary schools	9.5%	1	12.9	22.8	23.5					19.7	20.9	9.9	9.4					13.5	23.5			23.5
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N. 44th Street	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6250	541	33	16.4	84.5%	31 (5.7%)	133 (24.6%)	311 (57.5%)	43 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	10.4	603^rd of 653 public elementary schools	7.7%		21.5	544^th of 660 public elementary schools	17.6%	59	17.3	11.6	17.5					15.4	26.5	5.0	15.5					15.7	20.2			20.2
Piper High	Public	9-12	4400 North 107 Street	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-2100	817	55	14.8	25.2%	439 (53.7%)	134 (16.4%)	146 (17.9%)	48 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.9%)	55.9	123^rd of 318 public high schools	61.3%		51.3	154^th of 327 public high schools	52.9%	31							29.8	29.8							21.8	21.8			31.3	31.3	$10,206	$572	$9,634
Piper Middle	Public	6-8	4420 North 107 Street	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-1144	688	49	13.9	28.5%	357 (51.9%)	99 (14.4%)	118 (17.2%)	62 (9.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	59	106^th of 362 public middle schools	70.7%		45.7	172^nd of 362 public middle schools	52.5%	66				46.3	35.4	21.8		34.0				35.7	35.5	19.1		29.9		26.3		26.3	$8,656	$595	$8,061
Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2570 South 42nd Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3600	243	22	11.1	78.2%	80 (32.9%)	13 (5.3%)	129 (53.1%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	35.2	448^th of 653 public elementary schools	31.4%		46.2	363^rd of 660 public elementary schools	45.0%	85	13.5	32.3	28.9					24.8	43.6	45.2	33.3					40.0	31.8			31.8	$10,411	$628	$9,783
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Oak Grove Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3900	523	36	14.5	78.0%	152 (29.1%)	63 (12.0%)	263 (50.3%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	37.6	432^nd of 653 public elementary schools	33.8%		32.5	476^th of 660 public elementary schools	27.9%	44	32.0	36.8	27.8					32.0	50.0	44.3	19.7					37.6	30.1			30.1	$8,726	$802	$7,923
Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3400	570	39	14.6	85.1%	154 (27.0%)	85 (14.9%)	264 (46.3%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	32.1	467^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.5%		30.7	488^th of 660 public elementary schools	26.1%	21	36.9	33.8	29.0					33.1	44.4	31.0	17.9					30.9	26.6			26.6	$8,518	$814	$7,704
Turner High	Public	6-12	2211 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-3300	1,134	74	15.2	76.0%	303 (26.7%)	120 (10.6%)	608 (53.6%)	36 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (5.3%)	10.5	299^th of 318 public high schools	6.0%		10.9	303^rd of 327 public high schools	7.3%	4							13.1	13.1							6.2	6.2			12.3	12.3	$9,779	$489	$9,290
Midland Trail	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 South 51st Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3500	492	35	14.1	90.4%	89 (18.1%)	108 (22.0%)	258 (52.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.1%)	39.4	420^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.7%		37.1	429^th of 660 public elementary schools	35.0%	9	30.2	33.8	33.3					32.5	60.3	31.1	24.6					37.6	35.6			35.6	$10,675	$719	$9,956
Turner Middle School	Public	7-8	1312 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-4000	571	41	13.7	79.2%	171 (29.9%)	72 (12.6%)	277 (48.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	16.5	325^th of 362 public middle schools	10.2%		14.3	338^th of 362 public middle schools	6.6%	13					19.3	11.2		15.3					12.3	9.8		11.1		6.5		6.5	$9,371	$362	$9,009
Turner Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	6425 Riverview	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3800	280	20	13.7	83.6%	71 (25.4%)	51 (18.2%)	141 (50.4%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								(n/a)				13.1				13.1				13.1				13.1					$8,404	$606	$7,798
Beyond the Bell	Public, Virtual	9-12	2540 Junction Rd.	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	Yes	No	(913) 288-3690	23				7 (30.4%)	5 (21.7%)	10 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Piper Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3131 N. 122nd	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-1243	659	35	18.6	28.2%	341 (51.7%)	90 (13.7%)	101 (15.3%)	61 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (9.9%)								(n/a)																					$7,504	$392	$7,113
Piper Creek Elementary	Public	3-5	13021 Leavenworth Rd	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-5000	610	38	15.9	29.5%	313 (51.3%)	80 (13.1%)	95 (15.6%)	61 (10.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.7%)	67.1	188^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.2%		73.8	133^rd of 660 public elementary schools	79.8%	55	38.9	50.7	50.2					46.9	55.2	38.8	46.5					46.5	60.4			60.4	$10,822	$514	$10,309
Stony Point South	Public	K-5	150 South 78th St	Kansas City	66111	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4600	251	19	13.2	78.9%	89 (35.5%)	50 (19.9%)	84 (33.5%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	17.7	564^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.6%		19.7	555^th of 660 public elementary schools	15.9%	9	21.4	16.7	25.7					20.8	38.1	14.6	20.0					24.0	20.0			20.0	$12,005	$3,335	$8,669

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roeland Park	5.49 mi	1	11^th
Westwood	5.63 mi	1	1^st
Mission	6.02 mi	2	31^st
Shawnee Mission	6.98 mi	1
Overland Park	7.2 mi	47	32^nd

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