Enrollment
237
High
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY ACADEMY·NCES 290002702808
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER
6801 HOLMES RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 · (816) 412-5930 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Missouri public high schools
- B-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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
237 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 101 | 43% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within UNIVERSITY ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
51.7%
MO avg 43.8%
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 21.6% | 30.1% | 28.9% | 19.2% |
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 | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.2% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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-UPPER
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER this school | 237 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 318 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH St. Louis | 354 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH ST LOUIS | 383 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| DeLaSalle Charter High School Kansas City | 196 | 100.0% | 10.3% |
| SUMNER HIGH ST LOUIS | 407 | 100.0% | 5.7% |
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 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #244 of 443 | #12 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #102 of 453 | #10 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #304 of 561 | #30 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #128 of 343 | #11 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #280 of 343 | #29 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 455 | #2 of 34 |
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
237
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 100% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 17.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 16.9 | 13.4:1 | 99% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 52% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 16.3 | 14.6:1 | 54% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 68% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 68% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (237 to 237); teachers up 11% (16.3 to 18).
About UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is a public high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Total enrollment is 237 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. High schools in Missouri have about 501 students on average; enrollment here is 53% lower.
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,111 students.
A large majority of enrollment at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is Black, at 94%. After that, the student body is 3% White and 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Jackson County, the Black share is about 22%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri is 1.0 students per teacher. At UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County is 40 points.
Among Missouri public high schools, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.6%) and its predicted rate (22.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Jackson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jackson County number 244, with about 105,714 students.
The closest school to UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is a publicly funded charter school.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%. The ratio was 11.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 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 UNIVERSITY ACADEMY
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWERElementary · 609 students
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLEMiddle · 265 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-LOWER0.0 mi · 609
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE0.0 mi · 265
- Academie Lafayette Oak Elem0.3 mi · 520
- HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.6 mi · 318
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle0.8 mi · 559
- EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH0.8 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPERHow many students attend UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 09-12.
Is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER an elementary, middle, or high school?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER.
How diverse is UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER reports a student body of 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER?
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER is overseen by UNIVERSITY ACADEMY in Jackson County.
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