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University Academy-Upper School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
6801 Holmes Rd
Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone
(816) 412-5902
District
UNIVERSITY ACADEMY
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
235
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.7% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

University Academy-Upper School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
52%
47%
71%
54%
32%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 99 42.1%
Grade 10 63 26.8%
Grade 11 51 21.7%
Grade 12 22 9.4%
Total 235 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.7% 2.4% 72.9%
Black 92.3% 94.6% 16.0%
Hispanic 3.0% 1.5% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.5% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.6% 1.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.0% 69.0% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 48.5% 60.2% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 8.8% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.2%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 12.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,758 $6,506,540 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $779 $880,270 6.0%
Staff $190 $214,700 1.5%
General Administration $1,129 $1,275,770 8.6%
School Administration $903 $1,020,390 6.9%
Operation $2,197 $2,482,610 16.8%
Transportation $688 $777,440 5.3%
Other $640 $723,200 4.9%
Total Support $6,526 $7,374,380 49.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $800 $904,000 6.1%
Total Expenditures $13,084 $14,784,920 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,795,155,054 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $714,661,677 5.9%
Staff $451 $401,478,432 3.3%
General Administration $659 $586,244,964 4.8%
School Administration $683 $607,519,509 5.0%
Operation $1,159 $1,031,529,375 8.4%
Transportation $563 $501,220,569 4.1%
Other $256 $227,837,374 1.9%
Total Support $4,573 $4,070,502,909 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,631 $2,341,852,253 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $12,207,556,350 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%