AC PREP ELEMENTARY

Set in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, AC PREP ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under KANSAS CITY 33. It works with 366 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 31 schools in KANSAS CITY 33 (15,079 students total), AC PREP ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, AC PREP ELEMENTARY lists that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, AC PREP ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, AC PREP ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 53.5%, a residual of +4.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. AC PREP ELEMENTARY is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

The closest other public school is SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AC PREP ELEMENTARY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AC PREP ELEMENTARY has ticked up 17%, going from 314 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 97% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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