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Allen Village Junior Academy

Q: Is Allen Village Junior Academy a good school?

Allen Village Junior Academy ranks 283 rd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Allen Village Junior Academy is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Kansas City, Missouri, with 101 students. The school is part of the Allen Village District, which is ranked 287 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is generally below the state averages across grade levels and subject areas, it has some strengths. For example, the school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 48.2% is higher than the state average of 39.2%. Additionally, the school has a strong performance for its African American students, ranking 27 out of 149 Missouri middle schools in 2018-2019. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students has been more inconsistent, ranging from 1-4 stars on the SchoolDigger rating scale.

One significant challenge for Allen Village Junior Academy is its high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.1% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending has increased from $12,292 in 2019-2020 to $17,636 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the nearby schools, such as University Academy-Middle and Hogan Preparatory Academy Middle. However, this higher funding does not seem to be translating into improved student outcomes, indicating a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and utilization.

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,684

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(816) 931-0177

District: Allen Village

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

African American:

26.1%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (31% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Missouri avg40%

283^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 29% (2021) to bottom 35% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	283 of 438	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	354 of 451	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	269 of 459	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	364 of 459	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	323 of 454	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	70.5	27 of 149	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	36.1	50 of 72	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	65 of 90	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	42 of 74	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	19 of 78	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	24 of 67	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	26 of 130	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	135 of 369	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	223 of 378	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	136 of 382	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	182 of 365	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	155 of 371	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	43 of 482	91.1%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2019)82nd percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science48%+9 vs state

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP English I (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 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 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Village Junior Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	706 W 42nd St.	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	92	6	14.6	78.3%	4 (4.3%)	24 (26.1%)	57 (62.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	38.7	283^rd of 438 public middle schools	35.4%		24.2	354^th of 451 public middle schools	21.5%	71		22.3	23.4	24.3		48.2		44.3	20.1				$26,684	$541	$26,142
Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3435 Broadway Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	144	10	13.8	45.8%	34 (23.6%)	68 (47.2%)	31 (21.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	18.3	373^rd of 438 public middle schools	14.8%		18	388^th of 451 public middle schools	14.0%	15	35.3	13.3	22.3		37.4	11.6	37.4	26.2	29.7				$11,019	$342	$10,678
Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	Public, Charter	6-8	201 E Armour Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 800-8771	295	25	11.7	28.8%	178 (60.3%)	52 (17.6%)	27 (9.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	84	51^st of 438 public middle schools	88.4%		91.9	27^th of 451 public middle schools	94.0%	24		71.0	65.0	25.0		48.6		60.4				86.6	$15,006	$500	$14,507
Guadalupe Centers Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2640 Belleview Street	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 472-4120	355	33	10.7	78.9%	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	344 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	341^st of 438 public middle schools	22.1%		8.8	427^th of 451 public middle schools	5.3%	86		22.5	32.9	30.6		24.4		18.7	18.0	26.2			$24,083	$1,380	$22,703
Frontier School Of Excellence-M	Public, Charter	6-8	5605 Troost Ave.	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	74	14	5.4	100.0%	2 (2.7%)	35 (47.3%)	36 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	9.5	409^th of 438 public middle schools	6.6%		12.7	411^th of 451 public middle schools	8.9%	2		15.5		14.9		7.5			9.4	18.6			$31,111	$2,703	$28,408
Lincoln College Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2012 E 23rd Street	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1500	583	30	19.4	100.0%	183 (31.4%)	186 (31.9%)	143 (24.5%)	29 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.5%)	83.4	55^th of 438 public middle schools	87.4%		84.4	46^th of 451 public middle schools	89.8%	9		51.3	58.8	46.1		52.3		55.4	54.6	59.6	88.9		$16,633	$1,738	$14,895
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	3611 East Linwood	Kansas City	64128	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2100	375	29	12.7	100.0%	22 (5.9%)	240 (64.0%)	85 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	4.4	432^nd of 438 public middle schools	1.4%		4.6	445^th of 451 public middle schools	1.3%	13			7.6	5.2		7.0			8.5	7.1			$18,905	$1,667	$17,238
Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	6401 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	559	57	9.8	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	480 (85.9%)	39 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	60.8	157^th of 438 public middle schools	64.2%		70.2	114^th of 451 public middle schools	74.7%	43	20.5	47.4	57.0	61.7	20.8	36.0	25.6	23.9	34.5	52.8			$24,945	$1,273	$23,671
Brookside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	225	26	8.7	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	192 (85.3%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	22	351^st of 438 public middle schools	19.9%		20.2	372^nd of 451 public middle schools	17.5%	21		17.6	20.7	29.1		18.6		27.5	21.8				$21,014	$1,826	$19,188
University Academy-Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-9272	265	21	12.4	100.0%	11 (4.2%)	251 (94.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.4	319^th of 438 public middle schools	27.2%		41.5	264^th of 451 public middle schools	41.5%	55		21.0	17.9	15.3		25.0		31.7		50.6			$16,011	$606	$15,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Village Junior Academy

How many students attend Allen Village Junior Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended Allen Village Junior Academy.

What district is Allen Village Junior Academy in?

Allen Village

Is Allen Village Junior Academy a good school?

Allen Village Junior Academy ranks 283^rd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Village Junior Academy?

Students at Allen Village Junior Academy are 62% Hispanic, 26% African American, 7% Asian, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

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