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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY ACADEMY·NCES 290002702915
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER
6801 HOLMES RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 · (816) 412-5973 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
609 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within UNIVERSITY ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.0pp since 2021
Math
30.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.7pp 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 31 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 20.6% | 48.7% | 22.5% |
| Math | 8.8% | 22.1% | 41.3% | 27.6% |
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 | 28.7% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 27.9% |
| 2022-23 | 28.1% | 27.4% |
| 2021-22 | 22.7% | 19.2% |
% 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER this school | 609 | 100.0% | 28.7% |
| NORTHVIEW ELEM. JENNINGS | 540 | 100.0% | 12.6% |
| JURY ELEM. FLORISSANT | 480 | 100.0% | 13.1% |
| BARRINGTON ELEM. FLORISSANT | 515 | 100.0% | 22.8% |
| GRANNEMANN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 438 | 100.0% | 11.6% |
| OLD NORTH ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 448 | 99.8% | 14.3% |
Matched among Missouri elementary 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 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #760 of 1,002 | #72 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #741 of 1,019 ▲ 35 | #69 of 126 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #815 of 1,018 ▼ 4 | #77 of 126 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #131 of 943 | #14 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #59 of 1,294 | #8 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #865 of 950 | #112 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #822 of 953 | #122 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #11 of 1,165 | #7 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #534 of 684 | #80 of 92 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
609
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 609 | 39.2 | 15.5:1 | 100% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 100% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 100% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 61% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 70% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 79% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 79% (443) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (649 to 609); teachers down 7% (42 to 39.2).
About UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is a high-enrollment elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, administered by UNIVERSITY ACADEMY. The school enrolls 609 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 93% larger than average.
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is among 3 schools run by UNIVERSITY ACADEMY, which serves 1,111 students.
Of every 100 students at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER, about 94 are Black. Other students are 3% White and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Jackson County residents. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County is 40 points.
On the allk12 Grade, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER would be expected to post about 22.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.7%.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 244, with about 105,714 students.
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is one of the charter schools in Missouri.
From 625 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 609 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLEMiddle · 265 students
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPERHigh · 237 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
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE0.0 mi · 265
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER0.0 mi · 237
- Academie Lafayette Oak Elem0.3 mi · 520
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.6 mi · 318
- EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH0.8 mi · 402
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle0.8 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWERHow large is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-05.
Is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER an elementary, middle, or high school?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is approximately 15.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER?
Student demographics at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER are roughly 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER is overseen by UNIVERSITY ACADEMY in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.