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Gloria Willis Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Gloria Willis Middle School is a public middle school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 739 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. Unfortunately, Gloria Willis Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas middle schools over the past 5 years, also earning a 0-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, with students performing well below state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.75% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.47% statewide and 21.63% in the Kansas City district. Additionally, Gloria Willis Middle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 41.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's dropout rates, ranging from 1.2% to 4.8%, are also higher than the state and district.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as Rosedale Middle, Central Middle, and D.D. Eisenhower Middle, also perform poorly, with similar low academic proficiency rates, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. However, schools in other nearby districts, such as Hocker Grove Middle in the Shawnee Mission district and Piper Middle in the Piper-Kansas City district, significantly outperform Gloria Willis Middle School and the other Kansas City district schools, suggesting that the challenges faced by Gloria Willis Middle School are not unique to the school itself but are systemic issues within the Kansas City school district.

737

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,786

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1735 N. 64th Terrace
Kansas City, KS 66102

(913) 627-6300

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Gloria Willis Middle School usually attend:

High:

F L Schlagle High

Feeder schools for Gloria Willis Middle School:

Elementary:	Eugene Ware Elementary
	Hazel Grove Elementary
	Lindbergh Elementary
	West Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

26.7%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2021 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

354^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	5.2	354 of 363	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	351 of 362	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	347 of 362	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	357 of 368	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	357 of 367	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	45 of 68	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	48 of 73	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	88 of 160	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	51 of 67	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	35 of 65	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.5	301 of 313	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	122 of 135	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	124 of 144	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	118 of 140	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	131 of 138	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	121 of 135	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	272 of 296	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	275 of 300	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	258 of 270	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	266 of 275	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.3	294 of 308	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	147 of 177	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	136 of 164	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	141 of 178	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	65 of 171	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	88 of 160	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	325 of 347	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	313 of 349	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)45th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)5th percentile~ school

Female (2021)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

Science8%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Gloria Willis Middle School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Gloria Willis Middle School

How many students attend Gloria Willis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 737 students attended Gloria Willis Middle School.

Is Gloria Willis Middle School a good school?

Gloria Willis Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Kansas middle schools.

What district is Gloria Willis Middle School in?

Kansas City

What is the racial makeup of Gloria Willis Middle School?

Students at Gloria Willis Middle School are 57% Hispanic, 27% African American, 8% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Gloria Willis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gloria Willis Middle School usually go on to attend F L Schlagle High

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