Middle Schools in University Academy

The University Academy-Middle is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 in the University Academy district in Kansas City, Missouri. With a total enrollment of 277 students, the school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics and science, despite having relatively strong resources.

The University Academy-Middle school has been ranked in the bottom half of Missouri middle schools over the past 3 years, with a ranking of 319 out of 438 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9% is significantly higher than the state average. In terms of academic performance, the school's mathematics proficiency rates range from 15.3% to 21% across grades 6-8, well below the state average. While 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency is above the state average at 50.6%, 6th grade ELA proficiency is below at 31.7%. Science proficiency for 8th grade is also lower than the state average at 25%.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6, and its spending per student of $12,292 is higher than the state average. These resources suggest that the school is investing in its students, but the academic outcomes do not yet reflect this investment. Further analysis would be needed to understand the root causes of the school's performance and identify opportunities for improvement.