For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 277 students in University Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in University Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
3 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
1,091 Students
233,376 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
20,291 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
University Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#410 out of 555 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
38%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)80-89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.49
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
2%
8%
% Black
95%
15%
% White
2%
69%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,302 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,131 is less than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,302
$15,081
Spending / Student
$13,131
$13,908
Best University Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
University Academy-middle
Charter School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
6801 Holmes Rd
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 412-9272
Kansas City, MO 64131
(816) 412-9272
Gr: 6-8 | 277 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
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