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Enrollment
1,947
High
DISTRICT 1,919 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355001371
PARK HILL HIGH
7701 NW BARRY RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64153 · (816) 359-4110 · Platte County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,947 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Missouri public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
538 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 474 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 501 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 504 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 468 | 24% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
65.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.4pp since 2021
Math
69.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 55.3% | 26.6% | 7.9% |
| Math | 37.6% | 32.0% | 20.7% | 9.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 69.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 70.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.3% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.6% | 68.9% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 PARK HILL HIGH
PARK HILL HIGH's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK HILL HIGH this school | 1,947 | 27.6% | 63.2% |
| PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH RIVERSIDE | 1,890 | 25.8% | 65.2% |
| LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,989 | 30.2% | 55.2% |
| DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH COLUMBIA | 2,007 | 33.0% | 41.1% |
| BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH BLUE SPRINGS | 2,299 | 24.9% | 49.2% |
| FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH ST CHARLES | 1,716 | 21.3% | 57.8% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 PARK HILL HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #19 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #23 of 453 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #56 of 382 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #54 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,947 | #16 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #312 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #28 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #375 of 455 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #176 of 187 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,947
+38 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 2,097
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,947 | 111.2 | 17.5:1 | 28% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 1,936 | 109.7 | 17.6:1 | 26% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 1,857 | 105.3 | 17.6:1 | 25% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 1,909 | 115 | 16.6:1 | 27% (516) |
| 2017-18 | 1,969 | 123.8 | 15.9:1 | 26% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 1,877 | 118 | 15.9:1 | 27% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 1,687 | 112 | 15.1:1 | 21% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 1,382 | 89 | 15.5:1 | 5% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 2,097 | 107 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK HILL HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,969 to 1,947); teachers down 10% (123.8 to 111.2).
About PARK HILL HIGH
PARK HILL HIGH is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. It had 1,947 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Missouri have about 501 students on average; enrollment here is 289% higher.
PARK HILL (18 schools, 11,937 students) runs PARK HILL HIGH.
More than half of enrollment at PARK HILL HIGH is White: 59%. The next largest groups are 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 20 points below the 79% share among Platte County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
The school lists 111.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 28% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Platte County is close, at 27%.
PARK HILL HIGH holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Missouri public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PARK HILL HIGH is 49.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.2%.
The county, Platte County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $96,227 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Platte County has 37 public schools with about 17,612 students, including PARK HILL HIGH.
About 0.2 miles separate PARK HILL HIGH from the closest public school, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. PARK HILL HIGH is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,909) and 2024-25 (1,947).
This page collects posts and questions about PARK HILL HIGH, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 653 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
- CONGRESS MIDDLEMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 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
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
Nearby schools
- ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.0.2 mi · 403
- CONGRESS MIDDLE0.2 mi · 601
- GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR.0.3 mi · 392
- PRAIRIE POINT ELEM.1.0 mi · 437
- PLAZA MIDDLE1.7 mi · 673
- TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL1.9 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About PARK HILL HIGHHow many students attend PARK HILL HIGH?
PARK HILL HIGH enrolls approximately 1,947 students in grades 09-12.
Is PARK HILL HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARK HILL HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at PARK HILL HIGH?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at PARK HILL HIGH.
How diverse is PARK HILL HIGH?
PARK HILL HIGH reports a student body of 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PARK HILL HIGH?
PARK HILL HIGH is overseen by PARK HILL in Platte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.