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HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

9010A OLD SANTA FE RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64138 · (816) 316-7700 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Enrollment
590
Middle
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
590 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Grade 6
193
Grade 7
198
Grade 8
199
Student demographics
White
458%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
11119%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 9%
Black
37063%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Two+
508%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31954%
Female
27146%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLRUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HICKMAN MILLS C-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
47.8%
MO avg 49.5% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +18.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

About HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls 590 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within HICKMAN MILLS C-1. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 11 schools operated by HICKMAN MILLS C-1, a district that educates 4,833 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder comes out to 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.7%.

HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

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Jackson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
HICKMAN MILLS C-1
Address
9010A OLD SANTA FE RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64138
Phone
(816) 316-7700
County
Jackson County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
590
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
590 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
291434003409
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
How many students attend HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 19% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by HICKMAN MILLS C-1 in Jackson County.
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