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Arrowhead Middle

Public Grades 6-8

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Arrowhead Middle is a public middle school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 428 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which is ranked 257 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Arrowhead Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kansas middle schools over the past several years.

Academically, Arrowhead Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Kansas City and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.89% of Arrowhead students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 11.67% in mathematics, and 5.64% in science. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Kansas middle schools for most subgroups. Additionally, Arrowhead Middle has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 41.2% in recent years, and dropout rates ranging from 0.4% to 4.8%, all of which are significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as Argentine Middle, Central Middle, and Carl B. Bruce Middle School, Arrowhead Middle performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. The performance gap is even more stark when compared to schools in the higher-performing Shawnee Mission and Bonner Springs districts, such as Hocker Grove Middle.

412

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,214

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1715 N 82nd Street
Kansas City, KS 66112

(913) 627-6600

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Arrowhead Middle usually attend:

High:

Washington High

Feeder schools for Arrowhead Middle:

Elementary:	Claude A Huyck Elementary
	Stony Point North
	Stony Point South

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.1%

African American:

29.6%

White:

18.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kansas City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

345^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Kansas City

257^th of 264Kansas City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	345 of 363	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	346 of 362	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	342 of 368	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	337 of 367	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	286 of 368	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	308 of 350	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	335 of 358	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	323 of 343	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	341 of 368	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	345 of 355	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	332 of 342	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	306 of 320	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	294 of 316	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	285 of 307	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	280 of 296	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	264 of 286	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	268 of 277	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	57 of 73	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	44 of 73	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	54.6	51 of 160	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	14 of 157	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	46.3	62 of 132	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	49 of 67	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	22 of 65	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	5 of 60	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	280 of 313	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	232 of 294	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	245 of 275	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	109 of 135	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	141 of 144	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	71 of 138	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	70 of 135	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	40 of 128	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	47 of 114	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	259 of 285	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	282 of 296	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	271 of 300	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	242 of 270	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	228 of 275	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	110 of 270	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	173 of 255	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	12.7	285 of 308	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	222 of 301	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	237 of 280	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	64 of 79	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	123 of 177	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.6	28 of 171	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	51 of 160	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	14 of 157	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	46.3	62 of 132	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	272 of 347	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	268 of 349	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	292 of 344	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	279 of 333	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)68th percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)19th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 vs state

Science6%-36 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, April 21, 2009

My son has went to Arrowhead Middle school since 6th grade. We haven't had a problem with the school. If they have a problem they take care of it right away and the teaschers are very good Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arrowhead Middle	Public	6-8	1715 N 82nd Street	Kansas City	66112	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6600	412	29	13.9	77.7%	75 (18.2%)	122 (29.6%)	124 (30.1%)	60 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	22 (5.3%)	8.8	345^th of 363 public middle schools	5.0%		10.2	346^th of 362 public middle schools	4.4%	1	32.3	21.2	12.1	21.9	22.1	8.7	4.0	11.7	5.6	5.6	$20,214	$6,152	$14,062
D D Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	2901 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6450	634	37	17.1	73.3%	70 (11.0%)	162 (25.6%)	243 (38.3%)	121 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	30 (4.7%)	3.4	361^st of 363 public middle schools	0.6%		6	362^nd of 362 public middle schools	0.0%	1	14.1	9.6	13.5	12.4	10.0	8.1	3.9	7.6	5.1	5.1	$19,598	$6,658	$12,940
Gloria Willis Middle School	Public	6-8	1735 N. 64th Terrace	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6300	737	39	18.7	85.8%	39 (5.3%)	197 (26.7%)	421 (57.1%)	56 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.7%)	5.2	354^th of 363 public middle schools	2.5%		9.1	351^st of 362 public middle schools	3.0%	3	16.7	16.5	17.2	16.8	12.4	7.4	9.5	9.8	8.3	8.3	$17,786	$6,202	$11,584
Turner Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	6425 Riverview	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3800	299	19	15.4	78.9%	75 (25.1%)	41 (13.7%)	150 (50.2%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)								(n/a)	30.2			30.2	28.2			28.2			$13,253	$1,485	$11,768
Piper Middle	Public	6-8	4400 North 107 Street	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Piper-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 721-1144	680	49	13.8	29.0%	344 (50.6%)	97 (14.3%)	114 (16.8%)	70 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.6%)	59.5	127^th of 363 public middle schools	65.0%		59	106^th of 362 public middle schools	70.7%	21	49.8	53.5	42.9	48.5	43.3	42.6	38.8	41.5	34.9	34.9	$13,615	$325	$13,290
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	1312 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-4000	585	41	14.1	82.7%	153 (26.2%)	87 (14.9%)	301 (51.5%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	18.9	318^th of 363 public middle schools	12.4%		16.5	325^th of 362 public middle schools	10.2%	7		25.7	29.1	27.5		18.7	25.9	22.4	20.0	20.0	$13,426	$2,369	$11,057
Carl B. Bruce Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 N 18th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4000	821	54	15.3	90.7%	17 (2.1%)	214 (26.1%)	533 (64.9%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	6.3	351^st of 363 public middle schools	3.3%		7.3	358^th of 362 public middle schools	1.1%	7	20.7	23.0	13.7	19.3	13.6	9.9	8.4	10.6	7.3	7.3	$17,863	$6,068	$11,794
Argentine Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Ruby Avenue	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6750	519	38	13.5	80.0%	57 (11.0%)	81 (15.6%)	351 (67.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	3.9	357^th of 363 public middle schools	1.7%		10	347^th of 362 public middle schools	4.1%	10	11.5	21.8	11.5	15.1	8.5	4.5	5.4	6.2	3.4	3.4	$20,499	$6,171	$14,328
Central Middle	Public	6-8	925 Ivandale	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6150	687	41	16.5	84.3%	23 (3.3%)	84 (12.2%)	529 (77.0%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3.1	363^rd of 363 public middle schools	0.0%		7.3	357^th of 362 public middle schools	1.4%	6	13.6	15.0	6.4	11.7	10.4	8.7	0.9	6.8	3.8	3.8	$17,844	$5,692	$12,152
Hocker Grove Middle	Public	7-8	10400 Johnson Dr	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-0200	714	53	13.4	53.6%	372 (52.1%)	64 (9.0%)	225 (31.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	54.8	145^th of 363 public middle schools	60.1%		52.2	141^st of 362 public middle schools	61.0%	4		44.2	41.5	42.9		35.7	39.4	37.4	41.4	41.4	$11,857	$1,010	$10,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Arrowhead Middle

What district is Arrowhead Middle in?

Kansas City

What high school do graduates of Arrowhead Middle attend?

Students who attend Arrowhead Middle usually go on to attend Washington High

Is Arrowhead Middle a good school?

Arrowhead Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Kansas middle schools.

How many students attend Arrowhead Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Arrowhead Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Arrowhead Middle?

Students at Arrowhead Middle are 30% Hispanic, 30% African American, 18% White, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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