KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE

KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE, a rural-scale middle school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, part of KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY, hosts 111 students, covering grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE sits 76% below that benchmark.

Within KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP ACADEMY, which oversees 2 schools and 138 students, KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE records that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: GUADALUPE CENTERS ELEMENTARY, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.9%.

KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE operates from an urban location. As a public charter, KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREP MIDDLE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.