Enrollment
401
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRONTIER SCHOOLS·NCES 290059003232
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL
6455 E Commerce Ave., KANSAS CITY, MO 64120 · (816) 241-6202 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Missouri public high 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
311 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 9 | 136 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 19% |
Student demographics
44%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
66.5%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
73.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +41.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 41 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 56.9% | 25.8% | 7.5% |
| Math | 45.9% | 27.5% | 18.3% | 8.1% |
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 | 66.5% | 73.4% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 61.6% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 32.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 STEM HIGH SCHOOL
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL this school | 401 | 77.6% | 57.3% |
| ALLEN VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 130 | 82.3% | 28.4% |
| GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 458 | 83.6% | 28.0% |
| EAST HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 1,155 | 100.0% | 11.3% |
| LA MONTE HIGH LA MONTE | 144 | 61.1% | 29.5% |
| VAN HORN HIGH INDEPENDNCE | 1,067 | 77.9% | 25.4% |
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 FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #44 of 443 | #3 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #14 of 453 | #1 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #46 of 382 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #203 of 561 | #26 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #17 of 343 | #3 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #94 of 343 | #20 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #78 of 455 | #17 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.8% | #19 of 151 | #5 of 17 |
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
401
+34 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 401 | 39.1 | 10.3:1 | 78% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 39 | 9.1:1 | 77% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 33.9 | 10.7:1 | 73% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 82% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 25.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 98% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (324 to 401); teachers up 54% (25.4 to 39.1).
About FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL
At 6455 E Commerce Ave. in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small high school. It had 401 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL sits within FRONTIER SCHOOLS, which has 5 schools and 1,587 students.
Federal enrollment data show FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL is 72% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 19% Black and 6% White. Jackson County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL is 10.3:1, based on 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Missouri public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 57.3%, is 26.4 points above the 30.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Missouri schools.
In the wider Jackson County area, median household income comes to about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County's 244 public schools enroll about 105,714 students and include FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL.
FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M is about 0.4 miles from FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of the charter schools in Missouri.
The school grew from 367 students in 2020-21 to 401 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- FRONTIER SCHL OF INNOVATION-M0.4 mi · 307
- FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION0.4 mi · 645
- JAMES ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 328
- GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 406
- NORTHEAST HIGH1.8 mi · 732
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOLHow large is FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL?
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL?
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 6% White, 72% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by FRONTIER SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.