Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640002606
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI
7227 JACKSON, KANSAS CITY, MO 64132 · (816) 418-1950 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
14.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
360 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 144 | 40% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 174% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
51%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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
13.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -12.7pp since 2021
Math
18.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 26.9% |
% 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI this school | 360 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| MCNAIR ELEM. HAZELWOOD | 417 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| JACKSON PARK ELEM. UNIVERSITY CITY | 304 | 100.0% | 35.9% |
| LAWSON ELEM. FLORISSANT | 316 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| GARRETT ELEM. HAZELWOOD | 309 | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| ARMSTRONG ELEM. HAZELWOOD | 361 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
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 HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #887 of 1,002 | #96 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #884 of 1,019 ▲ 13 | #98 of 126 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #964 of 1,018 ▼ 251 | #113 of 126 ▼ 49 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.4pp | #62 of 943 | #8 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #512 of 1,294 | #70 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #814 of 950 | #102 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #318 of 953 | #84 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #117 of 1,165 | #40 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #370 of 684 | #59 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
360
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
+490% since 1990-91, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 360 | 24.1 | 14.9:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 22.5 | 15.2:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 25.3 | 16.2:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 47% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 32% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 61 | 13 | 4.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (411 to 360); teachers down 5% (25.3 to 24.1).
About HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Its 360 students are spread across pre-K through 6.
KANSAS CITY 33 enrolls 15,079 students in 31 schools, including HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI.
By race and ethnicity, HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI is 67% Black. It is also 19% White, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Jackson County is roughly 22% Black. HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI and a ratio of 14.9:1. That ratio is over the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. That rate is above the 60% average among public schools in Jackson County.
allk12 grades HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI a D. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.4% for HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI. The school posts 18.8%, 3.6 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that median household income is about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 244 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 105,714 students.
Nearby, B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY is about 0.5 miles away. HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.8% against a local average of 57.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 360 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 350. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 KANSAS CITY 33
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.High · 997 students
- M. L. KING ELEMENTARYElementary · 768 students
- NORTHEAST HIGHHigh · 732 students
- PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSHigh · 669 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 607 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
- B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 487
- SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 498
- AC PREP ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 366
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE1.3 mi · 134
- BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL1.9 mi · 225
- BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About HOLLIDAY MONTESSORIHow large is HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI?
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-06.
Is HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI have?
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI?
Student demographics at HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI are roughly 19% White, 8% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI?
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI is overseen by KANSAS CITY 33 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.