Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640001718
AC PREP ELEMENTARY
6410 SWOPE PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64132 · (816) 418-7704 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
366 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 87% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
22.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.9% | 21.1% | 42.9% | 32.9% |
| Math | 6.4% | 15.8% | 34.7% | 42.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 11.4% |
| 2022-23 | 22.3% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.7% | 15.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AC PREP ELEMENTARY
AC PREP ELEMENTARY's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC PREP ELEMENTARY this school | 366 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEM KANSAS CITY | 391 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| KEEVEN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 331 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| COMMONS LANE ELEMENTARY FLORISSANT | 351 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DEWEY SCH.-INTERNAT'L. STUDIES ST LOUIS | 337 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS ST LOUIS | 413 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AC PREP ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #898 of 1,002 | #100 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #854 of 1,019 ▲ 102 | #88 of 126 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #877 of 1,018 ▲ 27 | #94 of 126 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #373 of 943 | #40 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #490 of 1,294 | #62 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #411 of 950 | #39 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #663 of 953 | #119 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #110 of 1,165 | #33 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #61 of 251 | #12 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
-67 (-15%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 29.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 35.3 | 10.4:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 35.3 | 9.7:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 22.7 | 13.8:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 65% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 84% (615) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AC PREP ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (314 to 366); teachers up 28% (22.7 to 29.1).
About AC PREP ELEMENTARY
AC PREP ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school counts 366 students across pre-K through 8.
KANSAS CITY 33 is made up of 31 schools with 15,079 students in all.
AC PREP ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 89% Black. It is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jackson County is roughly 22% Black. By the diversity index, AC PREP ELEMENTARY comes in at 21%.
AC PREP ELEMENTARY counts 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.4:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
AC PREP ELEMENTARY is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, AC PREP ELEMENTARY is 4.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 17.7% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jackson County, median household income is about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. AC PREP ELEMENTARY is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 105,714 students.
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 17.7% is below the 54.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 433 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for AC PREP ELEMENTARY covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KANSAS CITY 33
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.High · 997 students
- M. L. KING ELEMENTARYElementary · 768 students
- NORTHEAST HIGHHigh · 732 students
- PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSHigh · 669 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 607 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 498
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE0.4 mi · 134
- B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 487
- HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI1.1 mi · 360
- BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL1.1 mi · 225
- BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About AC PREP ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at AC PREP ELEMENTARY?
AC PREP ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-08.
Is AC PREP ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
AC PREP ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does AC PREP ELEMENTARY have?
AC PREP ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at AC PREP ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at AC PREP ELEMENTARY are roughly 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is AC PREP ELEMENTARY in?
AC PREP ELEMENTARY is part of KANSAS CITY 33.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.