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Enrollment
669
High
DISTRICT 762 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640000862
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS
4747 FLORA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64110 · (816) 418-3525 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Missouri public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
669 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 7 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 15% |
Student demographics
64%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
29.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +7.5pp since 2021
Math
22.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.0% | 23.0% | 40.7% | 30.1% |
| Math | 8.2% | 14.4% | 36.1% | 41.1% |
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 | 29.0% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 19.2% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 21.5% | 6.4% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS this school | 669 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| RITENOUR SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 2,041 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-U KANSAS CITY | 160 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. KANSAS CITY | 997 | 100.0% | 60.1% |
| RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 1,299 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| EAST HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 1,155 | 100.0% | 11.3% |
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 PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #384 of 443 | #25 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #351 of 453 ▲ 17 | #22 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #332 of 382 no change | #23 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.9pp | #24 of 231 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #139 of 561 | #19 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #59 of 343 | #7 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #23 of 343 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #41 of 455 | #11 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.8% | #8 of 151 | #2 of 17 |
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
669
+65 (+11%) vs 2020
+208% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 669 | 58.3 | 11.5:1 | 100% (669) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 59.8 | 11.3:1 | 100% (677) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 56.8 | 11.4:1 | 100% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 100% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 35.1 | 13.2:1 | 100% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 99% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 81% (534) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 48% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 27 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (462 to 669); teachers up 66% (35.1 to 58.3).
About PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS
In KANSAS CITY, Missouri, PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS is a medium-sized high school. The school enrolls 669 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Missouri is about 501, so this school runs 34% larger than that.
KANSAS CITY 33 includes 31 schools. Together they enroll 15,079 students.
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 43%. Smaller groups are 40% Hispanic, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Jackson County residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 at PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS, with 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 12.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS is 1.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, median household income is about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Jackson County number 244 and enroll about 105,714.
The closest other public school is M. L. KING ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS had 604 students in 2020-21 and 669 in 2024-25, an 11% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 607 students
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMYElementary · 594 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
- M. L. KING ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 768
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEM0.9 mi · 391
- FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-M1.1 mi · 74
- FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-U1.1 mi · 160
- DeLaSalle Charter High School1.3 mi · 196
- GENESIS SCHOOL INC.1.5 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSHow large is PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS?
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS serve?
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS is approximately 11.5:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS?
At PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS, the student body is approximately 12% White, 40% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS public or private?
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS is a public K-12 school, overseen by KANSAS CITY 33.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.