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Midland Trail

Q: Is Midland Trail a good school?

Midland Trail ranks 437 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

437^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Midland Trail is an elementary school in Kansas City, KS, serving 492 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Turner-Kansas City school district, which is ranked 217 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midland Trail faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are generally lower than the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning in Science, where its proficiency rate is significantly lower than the state average. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively well, while White students and students with disabilities perform poorly.

Midland Trail also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 38.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 77.02% to 90.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While Midland Trail's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, and its spending per student is higher than nearby Turner-Kansas City district schools, these resources do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

495

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,469

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 South 51st Street
Kansas City, KS 66106

(913) 288-3500

District: Turner-Kansas City

Students who attend Midland Trail usually attend:

Middle:	Turner Middle School
	Turner Sixth Grade Academy
High:	Turner High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

African American:

23.0%

White:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the Kansas average

!Near the bottom of Turner-Kansas City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg30%

Kansas avg42%

437^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Turner-Kansas City

217^th of 264Turner-Kansas 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	37.8	437 of 656	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	420 of 653	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	429 of 660	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	510 of 668	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	604 of 670	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	512 of 667	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	502 of 656	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	530 of 659	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	582 of 656	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	571 of 678	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	613 of 668	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	601 of 660	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	472 of 631	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	516 of 630	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.2	483 of 621	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	528 of 614	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	466 of 600	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.5	350 of 585	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	16 of 70	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	22 of 74	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	33 of 73	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	20.8	184 of 214	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	29 of 129	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	4 of 124	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	18 of 117	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	20 of 117	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	52 of 108	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	18 of 122	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	39 of 129	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.6	513 of 591	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	428 of 591	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	434 of 574	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	34 of 262	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	30 of 260	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	44 of 245	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	89 of 254	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	137 of 229	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	99 of 235	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	68 of 207	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	187 of 533	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	211 of 546	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	229 of 541	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	278 of 512	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	413 of 494	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	319 of 509	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	260 of 512	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	546 of 605	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	451 of 586	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	426 of 575	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	181 of 313	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	103 of 306	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	187 of 296	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.4	287 of 305	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	184 of 214	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	464 of 576	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	294 of 579	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	396 of 584	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	492 of 596	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	561 of 587	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	393 of 592	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	442 of 574	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science28%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 23, 2017

I would not recommend this school to anyone.
The teachers are mean and are too busy to focus on one child. No cursive, no corrections, no expectations, hardly any homework. I think they only focus on test scores, but don't teach children how to effectively take tests. No grammar, no discipline, and no spelling! We are done!! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Please don't judge by my rating. I don't feel I know enough about the workings of the school to give it a real rating. The teachers are AWESOME. I'm guessing the teachers are being told HOW they can teach.

This information on this site is wrong. My kids have been attending Midland Trail Elementary since year 2010-2011.

RE: Student Teacher Ratio: There was only 1 class (out of 9) that had less than 20 students for 1 teacher. This year, one of my kids has 26 in his class. This is too much.

Midland Trail no longer teaches Art, Cursive Writing, and Spelling. My son's 4th grade math really confused me. Something about subtracting when you are supposed to be multiplying or dividing????

The teachers are great, but are overextended.

RE: Statistics or Nationality. This site shows there are the same number of Caucasian as Hispanic. Wrong. There have always been only 2 or 3 Caucasian children in each class. I would actually say the classes are 75% Hispanic and then the other 25% make up all the other nationalities. Close Quote

Schools Near Midland Trail

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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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midland Trail	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 South 51st Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3500	495	37	13.4	88.3%	88 (17.8%)	114 (23.0%)	258 (52.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	37.8	437^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.4%		39.4	420^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.7%	17	46.9	34.5	50.0		44.5	47.6	37.7	31.9		39.6	27.8	27.8	$14,469	$2,112	$12,357
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Oak Grove Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3900	532	35	15.2	79.9%	163 (30.6%)	56 (10.5%)	264 (49.6%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	38.3	431^st of 656 public elementary schools	34.3%		37.6	432^nd of 653 public elementary schools	33.8%	1	50.6	45.6	40.0		45.5	38.3	34.2	35.9		36.1	35.9	35.9	$13,121	$1,857	$11,264
Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2570 South 42nd Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3600	234	19	12.4	79.9%	74 (31.6%)	10 (4.3%)	139 (59.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	47	356^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.7%		35.2	448^th of 653 public elementary schools	31.4%	92	60.0	37.5	52.9		50.0	38.1	37.2	55.6		43.0	27.8	27.8	$15,708	$2,723	$12,984
Bluejacket-Flint	Public	PK, KG-6	11615 W 49th Ter	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2000	395	30	13.2	45.1%	236 (59.7%)	27 (6.8%)	89 (22.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	67.7	184^th of 656 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.7	199^th of 653 public elementary schools	69.5%	15	59.3	56.9	49.0	63.9	57.7	42.6	52.9	52.0	68.9	54.6	46.0	46.0	$14,877	$388	$14,489
Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3400	560	40	14.0	80.7%	130 (23.2%)	61 (10.9%)	297 (53.0%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	38.9	424^th of 656 public elementary schools	35.4%		32.1	467^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.5%	43	46.1	49.4	44.4		46.9	29.4	46.1	38.2		38.1	26.9	26.9	$13,116	$2,066	$11,050
Merriam Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Mastin St	Merriam	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3600	415	28	14.6	58.3%	211 (50.8%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	53.2	305^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.5%		56.8	272^nd of 653 public elementary schools	58.3%	33	34.4	47.9	58.5	54.5	48.3	24.6	42.5	55.8	41.8	40.7	56.6	56.6	$13,100	$728	$12,372
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6101 Craig St.	Merriam	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3000	374	29	12.7	56.7%	163 (43.6%)	49 (13.1%)	138 (36.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	51.4	321^st of 656 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.9	263^rd of 653 public elementary schools	59.7%	58	53.8	46.2	51.8	40.8	48.5	36.5	46.3	36.8	62.0	45.0	40.3	40.3	$13,613	$697	$12,917
Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 656 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	214^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.2%	9	56.8	46.3	58.5	56.7	54.5	51.3	50.0	37.2	54.0	47.8	57.1	57.1	$14,277	$400	$13,876
New Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	3604 Metropolitan	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3950	251	20	12.2	92.0%	24 (9.6%)	25 (10.0%)	191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	15.6	576^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.2%		7.7	628^th of 653 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	35.0	4.8	33.3		24.0	16.7	4.5	38.5		19.2	28.2	28.2	$20,996	$5,654	$15,342
Silver City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Lawrence Ave	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4550	1,495	34	44.0	83.5%	131 (8.8%)	408 (27.3%)	768 (51.4%)	136 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.3%)	7.7	626^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.4	639^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.1%	13	27.9	5.9	27.5		21.4	16.3	2.9	22.5		14.5	15.0	15.0	$12,406	$5,360	$7,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Midland Trail

What is the racial makeup of Midland Trail?

Students at Midland Trail are 52% Hispanic, 23% African American, 18% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Midland Trail attend?

Students who attend Midland Trail usually go on to attend:

Middle : Turner Middle School
Middle : Turner Sixth Grade Academy
High : Turner High

Is Midland Trail a good school?

Midland Trail ranks 437^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Midland Trail?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Midland Trail.

What district is Midland Trail in?

Turner-Kansas City

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