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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY·NCES 290003103013

KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY

2700 E 18TH ST, Kansas City, MO 64127 · (816) 241-3994 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
665 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Pre-K
70
Kindergarten
57
Grade 1
63
Grade 2
66
Grade 3
61
Grade 4
76
Grade 5
58
Grade 6
65
Grade 7
85
Grade 8
64
Student demographics
White
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
8513%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 9%
Black
53681%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
345%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Native American
30%
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
32649%
Female
33951%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
52.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +23.6pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
MO avg 48.7% . +21.6pp since 2023
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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
665
+117 (+21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.7:1
% White
1%
was 9%
% Hispanic
13%
was 22%
% Black
81%
was 66%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY

Set in Kansas City, Missouri, KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY is a substantial primary school, one of the schools within KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY. It educates 665 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 111% above the state mean of about 315.

Across the 2 schools in KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY (1,047 students total), KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY lists that 81% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, On paper, KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 39.6%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP., roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 665). Black enrollment moved from 66% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Jackson County at a glance

View full county profile
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
KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY
District
KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY
Address
2700 E 18TH ST, Kansas City, MO 64127
Phone
(816) 241-3994
County
Jackson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
665
Teachers (FTE)
68
Student–teacher ratio
9.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
665 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
290003103013
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY
How many students attend KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY?
KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY serve?
KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY.
How diverse is KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY?
KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY reports a student body of 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY in?
KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMY is part of KIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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