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Allen Village Elementary Academy

Public, Charter Grades 3-5

825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Allen Village Elementary Academy is a public charter school located in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 102 students. The school is part of the Allen Village district, which is ranked 287 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data suggests that Allen Village Elementary Academy is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. The school consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects, with only 8.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41.4%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 5.3% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 89.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Allen Village Elementary Academy generally performs worse academically. For example, the nearby Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary, a public charter school, consistently outperforms Allen Village in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance on subgroup metrics, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is also generally lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,304

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

706 W 42nd St
Kansas City, MO 64111-3120

(816) 931-0177

District: Allen Village

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

African American:

20.7%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Missouri avg42%

825^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 367Allen Village among Missouri districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	825 of 900	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	826 of 906	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	821 of 898	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	779 of 908	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	839 of 901	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	985 of 1052	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	857 of 1045	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.8	789 of 1032	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	691 of 865	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	842 of 1058	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	921 of 1089	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	840 of 1108	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	905 of 1085	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	905 of 1088	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.5	720 of 1066	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	778 of 1053	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	50.8	106 of 243	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	31 of 52	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	24 of 42	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	104 of 120	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	74 of 105	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	544 of 638	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	523 of 625	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	546 of 611	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	408 of 532	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	503 of 574	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	853 of 907	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	588 of 887	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	57.2	215 of 552	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	281 of 568	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	256 of 435	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	355 of 585	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	509 of 633	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.2	260 of 649	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.7	311 of 623	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	180 of 625	71.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	143 of 614	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	58.4	241 of 601	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2018)56th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Science17%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, January 21, 2016

I love this school. They are strict but fair. They hold the children at the same standard I do my children at home. They instill morals and encourage good behavior. If you do not want to participate in your child's education or you don't like to follow rules this may not be the school for you. I love it, the staff and the students.I have never seen a school whose children are so well behaved. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Village Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	3-5	706 W 42nd St	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	87	8	11.0	89.7%	5 (5.7%)	18 (20.7%)	62 (71.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.7	825^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.9	826^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.8%	1	8.4	20.0	5.7				16.8		16.7	16.0	19.6			$23,304	$482	$22,821
Allen Village Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	706 W 42nd St.	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	66	4	15.2	80.3%	5 (7.6%)	25 (37.9%)	35 (53.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$24,923	$543	$24,380
Gordon Parks Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3715 Wyoming	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Gordon Parks Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 753-6700	131	13	10.0	100.0%	12 (9.2%)	71 (54.2%)	35 (26.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.4%)								(n/a)		9.6								23.9				$27,611	$1,832	$25,779
Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3435 Broadway	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	244	20	12.4	68.9%	48 (19.7%)	121 (49.6%)	39 (16.0%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.5%)	22	718^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.2%		30.6	651^st of 906 public elementary schools	28.1%	67	12.9	37.4							12.9	33.2				$19,923	$999	$18,924
Foreign Language Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3450 Warwick	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-6000	594	46	13.0	100.0%	86 (14.5%)	123 (20.7%)	329 (55.4%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	36 (6.1%)	40.2	561^st of 900 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.5	611^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.6%	50	32.2	38.1	30.6	31.6			35.9	17.5	35.7		41.2	33.2	31.3	$21,095	$2,478	$18,617
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3421 Cherry St	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 888-7400	492	33	15.0	33.7%	257 (52.2%)	109 (22.2%)	57 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.0%)	64.9	314^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.1%		74	205^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.4%	109	41.8	55.0	45.9				49.1		41.8	46.3	61.8			$12,936	$477	$12,460
Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 561-0114	401	33	12.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	376 (93.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.5%)	8.2	838^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.5	878^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.1%	40	23.0	4.6	10.8	16.8	5.3	14.8	3.7	14.8	11.5	9.2	21.5	12.0	8.0	$14,927	$205	$14,722
Faxon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1320 E 32nd Terr	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-6525	322	28	11.4	100.0%	21 (6.5%)	233 (72.4%)	53 (16.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	6.3	864^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.3	856^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	12.0	11.2	9.6	11.5			3.9		16.4	9.9	14.0	7.3		$21,439	$3,080	$18,359
M. L. King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Woodland Avenue	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2475	768	51	15.0	100.0%	43 (5.6%)	508 (66.1%)	157 (20.4%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	37 (4.8%)	4.3	889^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.6	875^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.4%	14	2.5	2.5	4.0	9.8			9.3		1.3	6.5	15.2	10.4		$17,948	$2,479	$15,469
Hope Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 E. Linwood Blvd.	Kansas City	64128	Jackson County	Hope Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 921-1213	108	13	8.0	100.0%	2 (1.9%)	101 (93.5%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.2	896^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.4%					(n/a)		5.4							6.7	5.4				$21,732	$1,145	$20,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Village Elementary Academy

What is the racial makeup of Allen Village Elementary Academy?

Students at Allen Village Elementary Academy are 71% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Allen Village Elementary Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 87 students attended Allen Village Elementary Academy.

What district is Allen Village Elementary Academy in?

Allen Village

Is Allen Village Elementary Academy a good school?

Allen Village Elementary Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

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