LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY

Set in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, overseen by LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY. It hosts 401 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 27% bigger than typical.

Operationally, LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY answers to LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEE A. TOLBERT COM. 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 45.0%, a residual of -4.4 points.

In the area at large, 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%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is FAXON ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 401).

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