UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE

UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE is one of the tight-knit intermediate schools in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within UNIVERSITY ACADEMY, with 265 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 461.

UNIVERSITY ACADEMY runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,111 students. UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE records that 95% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 4% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, 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. That share is above Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 60.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put 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%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE's enrollment has edged up 24% since 2018, when it stood at 214 (now 265).

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