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How has CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
406
High
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 290060303311
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
816 BROADWAY, Kansas City, MO 64105 · (816) 221-3191 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Missouri public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
201 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 16% |
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.8pp since 2021
Math
17.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 25.5% | 44.5% | 23.3% |
| Math | 5.5% | 11.9% | 39.6% | 42.8% |
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 | 32.0% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 14.4% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 22.2% | 15.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY this school | 406 | 49.5% | 19.4% |
| GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH GRANDVIEW | 1,203 | 44.1% | 25.6% |
| RAYTOWN SR. HIGH RAYTOWN | 1,280 | 55.9% | 20.4% |
| RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH RAYTOWN | 1,089 | 60.5% | 24.9% |
| CENTER SR. HIGH KANSAS CITY | 679 | 63.9% | 24.4% |
| WINNETONKA HIGH KANSAS CITY | 1,238 | 57.6% | 32.9% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #394 of 443 | #27 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #390 of 453 ▲ 12 | #26 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #317 of 382 ▲ 13 | #21 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #70 of 231 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #200 of 561 | #24 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #23 of 343 | #4 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #18 of 343 | #7 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #189 of 455 | #23 of 34 |
Ranked against other public high 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
406
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 406 | 38.5 | 10.6:1 | 50% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 42 | 9.8:1 | 47% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 68% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
About CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a small high school with an address in Kansas City, Missouri. The school counts 406 students across grades 7 through 12.
A total of 3 schools make up CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS, with 1,003 students enrolled.
Enrollment at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 48%. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 13% White, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Jackson County residents. By the diversity index, CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY comes in at 65%.
Federal data list 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.6:1. Among high schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.2:1. The lunch program counts 50% of students at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
The allk12 Grade for CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is C-. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school in Missouri with CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 41.3%. CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY scores 19.4%.
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 public school, CROSSROADS - CENTRAL STREET, is about 0.2 miles from CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 398 in 2020-21 and 406 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS
- CROSSROADS - CENTRAL STREETElementary · 355 students
- CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILLElementary · 242 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
- CROSSROADS - CENTRAL STREET0.2 mi · 355
- CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILL0.2 mi · 242
- PRIMITIVO GARCIA ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 494
- GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 458
- SCUOLA VITA NUOVA CHARTER1.8 mi · 363
- GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE1.8 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMYHow many students attend CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY serve?
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY are roughly 13% White, 31% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY public or private?
CROSSROADS PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS.
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