Enrollment
307
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRONTIER SCHOOLS·NCES 290059003182
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M
1575 Universal Dr., KANSAS CITY, MO 64120 · (816) 822-1331 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
252 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 100 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
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MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.5pp since 2021
Math
63.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +21.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 20.5% | 48.3% | 15.1% |
| Math | 35.0% | 28.1% | 29.2% | 7.5% |
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 | 36.3% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 55.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.8% | 45.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 41.3% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
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FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M this school | 307 | 82.1% | 43.8% |
| GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 355 | 78.9% | 18.1% |
| ALLEN VILLAGE JUNIOR ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 92 | 78.3% | 27.3% |
| CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTER CARTHAGE | 377 | 71.1% | 38.7% |
| NOEL ELEM. NOEL | 349 | 89.1% | 22.0% |
| CARTHAGE JR. HIGH CARTHAGE | 773 | 65.1% | 42.9% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #153 of 379 | #13 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #45 of 380 ▲ 27 | #4 of 36 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #241 of 380 ▼ 76 | #17 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #27 of 364 | #2 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #261 of 397 | #29 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #2 of 321 | #2 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #138 of 321 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #64 of 379 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #216 of 224 | #22 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
307
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 307 | 35 | 8.8:1 | 82% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 30.3 | 10.0:1 | 77% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 29.4 | 10.6:1 | 75% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 81% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 29.2 | 10.7:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 95% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (311 to 307); teachers up 20% (29.2 to 35).
About FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is the name of a low-enrollment middle-grades school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school had 307 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Missouri is about 461, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Federal data list 5 schools in FRONTIER SCHOOLS, with 1,587 students enrolled.
A majority of students at FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M, 77%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 13% Black and 7% White. Jackson County's residents are about 11% Hispanic, 65 points below the school's share. FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 35 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is 82%. It compares with 60% for public schools in Jackson County.
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M scores 43.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.1%.
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%. FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 105,714 students.
Nearby, FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION is less than a tenth of a mile away. FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 43.8% versus a 53.7% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is run as a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 322 to 307. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.8:1.
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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 FRONTIER SCHOOLS
- FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONElementary · 645 students
- FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 401 students
- FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-UHigh · 160 students
- FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-MMiddle · 74 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
- FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION0.1 mi · 645
- FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 401
- JAMES ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 328
- GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 406
- CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 346
- KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE2.2 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-MHow many students attend FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M?
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M serve?
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M?
At FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M, the student body is approximately 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M public or private?
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by FRONTIER SCHOOLS.
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