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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE·NCES 290001702753
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem
6903 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64113 · (816) 361-7735 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
13.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
140 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
58.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.7% | 30.9% | 28.7% | 11.5% |
| Math | 34.0% | 24.3% | 26.5% | 15.0% |
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 | 59.6% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 66.1% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 56.7% |
| 2021-22 | 60.4% | 48.3% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Academie Lafayette Oak Elem
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academie Lafayette Oak Elem this school | 520 | 26.9% | 62.8% |
| EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARY RAYMORE | 414 | 29.2% | 38.5% |
| TRAILRIDGE ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 418 | 22.7% | 48.4% |
| CORDILL-MASON ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 681 | 25.7% | 57.4% |
| HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 483 | 29.6% | 49.7% |
| HAWTHORN ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 450 | 22.7% | 61.2% |
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 Academie Lafayette Oak Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #102 of 1,002 | #6 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #184 of 1,019 ▼ 100 | #12 of 126 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #159 of 1,018 ▼ 104 | #10 of 126 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #298 of 943 | #31 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #135 of 1,294 | #22 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #579 of 950 | #64 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #213 of 953 | #69 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #972 of 1,165 | #116 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #146 of 251 | #22 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
520
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 520 | 38.8 | 13.4:1 | 27% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 19.9 | 25.1:1 | 20% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 33.8 | 14.7:1 | 22% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 34.6 | 14.1:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 27% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academie Lafayette Oak Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (488 to 520); teachers up 12% (34.6 to 38.8).
About Academie Lafayette Oak Elem
The public elementary school Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school had 520 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 65% larger than that.
ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,425 students.
By race and ethnicity, Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is 60% White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 11% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The White share in Jackson County as a whole is similar, at about 62%. Academie Lafayette Oak Elem has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Academie Lafayette Oak Elem total 38.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 27%. Among public schools in Jackson County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is A. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Academie Lafayette Oak Elem's lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 49.8%. Academie Lafayette Oak Elem scores 62.8%, 13.0 points above that line.
Jackson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Jackson County number 244 and enroll about 105,714.
The closest other public school is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 62.8% is above the 56.9% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem had 517 students in 2020-21 and 520 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 13.4:1.
Discussions about Academie Lafayette Oak Elem may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE CHERRY ELEMElementary · 492 students
- Academie Lafayette Armour IMSMiddle · 295 students
- ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE ARMOUR IHSHigh · 118 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
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER0.3 mi · 237
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER0.3 mi · 609
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE0.3 mi · 265
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.8 mi · 318
- HALE COOK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 344
- BORDER STAR MONTESSORI0.9 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Academie Lafayette Oak ElemHow many students attend Academie Lafayette Oak Elem?
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem enrolls approximately 520 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Academie Lafayette Oak Elem serve?
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Academie Lafayette Oak Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is approximately 13.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Academie Lafayette Oak Elem?
Student demographics at Academie Lafayette Oak Elem are roughly 60% White, 8% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Academie Lafayette Oak Elem in?
Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is part of ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.