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Enrollment
2,091
High
DISTRICT 1,701 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280003083
STALEY HIGH
2800 NE SHOAL CREEK PKWY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64156 · (816) 321-5330 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,091 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 85% of Missouri public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
20.0:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
404 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 524 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 520 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 535 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 512 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
60.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
59.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +21.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.1% | 50.6% | 28.3% | 10.7% |
| Math | 33.3% | 25.8% | 23.4% | 17.3% |
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 | 60.7% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 46.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 50.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.9% | 37.6% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 STALEY HIGH
STALEY HIGH's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STALEY HIGH this school | 2,091 | 19.3% | 53.1% |
| BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH BLUE SPRINGS | 2,299 | 24.9% | 49.2% |
| PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH RIVERSIDE | 1,890 | 25.8% | 65.2% |
| PLATTE COUNTY HIGH PLATTE CITY | 1,397 | 19.0% | 53.0% |
| LIBERTY HIGH LIBERTY | 1,842 | 21.7% | 50.1% |
| LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL LIBERTY | 2,262 | 20.4% | 46.0% |
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 STALEY HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #61 of 443 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #51 of 453 ▲ 70 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #82 of 382 ▼ 35 | #4 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #35 of 231 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,091 | #8 of 561 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #337 of 343 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #49 of 343 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #412 of 455 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.8% | #15 of 151 | #1 of 6 |
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
2,091
+305 (+17%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 1,347
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 2,091 | 104.7 | 20.0:1 | 19% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 2,006 | 99.7 | 20.1:1 | 24% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 1,897 | 95.1 | 19.9:1 | 21% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 1,786 | 92 | 19.4:1 | 22% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 1,599 | 89.3 | 17.9:1 | 20% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 1,525 | 84 | 18.1:1 | 17% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 1,347 | 81 | 16.6:1 | 17% (234) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STALEY HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (1,599 to 2,091); teachers up 17% (89.3 to 104.7).
About STALEY HIGH
STALEY HIGH is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of KANSAS CITY, Missouri. It had 2,091 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Missouri have about 501 students on average; enrollment here is 317% higher.
STALEY HIGH is one school in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, a system of 33 schools with 21,252 students.
The share of White students at STALEY HIGH is 63%, a majority. The school is also 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Clay County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at STALEY HIGH are from different groups.
The school had 104.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri is 7.8 students per teacher. The school reported 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Clay County is 35%.
Among Missouri public high schools, STALEY HIGH outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at STALEY HIGH are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.1% actual, 52.6% predicted).
For the population of Clay County, median household income comes to about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clay County counts 80 public schools with about 41,553 students.
BELL PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. STALEY HIGH ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.1% against a local average of 53.5%.
STALEY HIGH is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 17% rise, from 1,786 to 2,091.
People who know STALEY HIGH can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 students
- GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 882 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- 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
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
Nearby schools
- BELL PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 642
- FOX HILL ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 606
- NEW MARK MIDDLE1.6 mi · 965
- GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER1.9 mi · 882
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 656
- NASHUA ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About STALEY HIGHHow large is STALEY HIGH?
STALEY HIGH enrolls approximately 2,091 students in grades 09-12.
Is STALEY HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
STALEY HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does STALEY HIGH have?
STALEY HIGH employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
How diverse is STALEY HIGH?
STALEY HIGH reports a student body of 63% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees STALEY HIGH?
STALEY HIGH is overseen by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.