Middle Schools in Ewing Marion Kauffman School

Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle is the sole middle school within the Ewing Marion Kauffman School district in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 566 students. This public charter school has emerged as a standout institution, demonstrating impressive academic performance and steady improvement over the past three years.

Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle has consistently outperformed the state average in both mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency, with 8th-grade students achieving a 67.5% proficiency rate in math and a 64% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to the state averages of 30.6% and 42.1%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rates, while still below the state average, have shown notable improvement, with 8th-grade science proficiency increasing from 23.1% in 2022-2023 to 32.3% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has risen from 276th out of 459 Missouri middle schools in 2021-2022 to 114th out of 451 in 2023-2024, earning it a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 73.67% in 2022-2023, Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting the academic and social-emotional needs of its diverse student population. The school's higher-than-average spending per student ($16,437 in 2021-2022) and low student-teacher ratio (11.2 in 2022-2023) suggest that the Ewing Marion Kauffman School District is allocating significant resources to ensure the school can provide a high-quality education, which is reflected in the school's impressive academic performance and positive trajectory.