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If you had an hour of school board time for FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRONTIER SCHOOLS·NCES 290059003127
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION
6700 CORPORATE DR., Kansas City, MO 64120 · (816) 363-1907 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
555 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
34.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.8% | 20.5% | 42.9% | 26.6% |
| Math | 13.6% | 20.9% | 34.6% | 30.7% |
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 | 30.3% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 33.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.3% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.3% | 34.1% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION this school | 645 | 86.0% | 30.8% |
| ROGERS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 592 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
| CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 468 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| COLUMBIAN ELEM. CARTHAGE | 398 | 81.7% | 25.6% |
| TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 388 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEM. CARTHAGE | 444 | 74.3% | 35.3% |
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 FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #727 of 1,002 | #63 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #682 of 1,019 ▼ 5 | #59 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #788 of 1,018 ▲ 62 | #73 of 126 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #479 of 943 | #51 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #43 of 1,294 | #6 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #178 of 950 | #16 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #353 of 953 | #92 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #244 of 1,165 | #48 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #539 of 684 | #81 of 92 |
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
645
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+58% since 2010-11, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 645 | 57.2 | 11.3:1 | 86% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 59.1 | 10.9:1 | 74% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 58.1 | 10.7:1 | 83% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 58 | 10.6:1 | 79% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 50.6 | 13.6:1 | 100% (687) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 95% (652) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 91% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (687 to 645); teachers up 13% (50.6 to 57.2).
About FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION is a large elementary school in Missouri, with an address in Kansas City. The student body numbers 645 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
In FRONTIER SCHOOLS, 5 schools enroll a combined 1,587 students.
Hispanic students account for 69% of enrollment at FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION. Other groups include 19% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 11% Hispanic. By the diversity index, FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION comes in at 48%.
Federal staffing data show 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION and a ratio of 11.3:1. That ratio is under the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 86% of students. On average, public schools in Jackson County report 60%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION's lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 27.6%. FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION scores 30.8%, 3.1 points above that line.
Within Jackson County, median household income is about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jackson County number 244 and enroll about 105,714.
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is located less than a tenth of a mile from FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 59.5% proficiency; FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION posts 30.8%.
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION has an NCES locale of City: Large. FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 645, 5% above the 614 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 FRONTIER SCHOOLS
- FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 401 students
- FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-MMiddle · 307 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 SCHL OF INNOVATION-M0.1 mi · 307
- 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 SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONWhat is the total enrollment at FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION?
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION serve?
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION.
How diverse is FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION?
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION reports a student body of 7% White, 69% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION in?
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION is part of FRONTIER SCHOOLS.
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