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University Academy-Middle

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University Academy-Middle ranks 319 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

University Academy-Middle is a public charter middle school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 277 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the University Academy district, which is ranked 252 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

University Academy-Middle has consistently underperformed the state average in MAP test proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th-grade math proficiency was 21% compared to the state average of 45.5%. Compared to nearby schools, University Academy-Middle generally performs better than Hickman Mills 6th 7th Gr Center and Central Middle School, but lags behind the higher-performing Academie Lafayette Armour IMS and Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle.

University Academy-Middle has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.5% in 2021-2022 to 18.9% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting a need to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of resource allocation.

265

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,011

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6801 Holmes Rd
Kansas City, MO 64131-1382

(816) 412-9272

District: University Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.7%

White:

4.2%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Missouri avg41%

319^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 367University Academy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	319 of 438	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	264 of 451	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	256 of 459	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	258 of 459	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	306 of 454	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	172 of 587	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	239 of 552	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.1	364 of 568	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	252 of 435	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.7	177 of 585	69.7%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	219 of 633	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	236 of 649	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	147 of 623	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.7	140 of 625	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	53.0	325 of 614	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	486 of 601	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	28 of 143	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	29 of 144	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	34 of 153	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	6 of 148	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	15 of 135	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	6 of 149	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	4 of 129	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	175 of 369	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	136 of 378	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	88 of 382	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	66 of 365	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	172 of 371	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	38 of 482	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	65.4	81 of 422	80.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+53 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+25 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Science25%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 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
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
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
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
Hogan Preparatory Academy Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	6409 Agnes	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-4479	134	20	6.7	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	121 (90.3%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	4.6	431^st of 438 public middle schools	1.6%		2.2	451^st of 451 public middle schools	0.0%	20			9.0	4.5		4.5			8.9	9.1			$26,932	$3,386	$23,546
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
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
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
Center Middle	Public	6-8	326 E 103rd St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4000	493	46	10.6	69.8%	75 (15.2%)	303 (61.5%)	65 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.5%)	14.9	387^th of 438 public middle schools	11.6%		16.4	395^th of 451 public middle schools	12.4%	8		13.2	7.1	0.9		18.9		22.8	21.9	30.6	36.3		$18,052	$1,079	$16,973
Hickman Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	9010a Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 316-7700	590	58	10.2	100.0%	45 (7.6%)	370 (62.7%)	111 (18.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (8.5%)	11.6	397^th of 438 public middle schools	9.4%		12.1	414^th of 451 public middle schools	8.2%	17		15.7	17.2	12.8		11.7		20.1	17.3	17.0			$21,106	$2,010	$19,096

Frequently Asked Questions about University Academy-Middle

How many students attend University Academy-Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended University Academy-Middle.

What is the racial makeup of University Academy-Middle?

Students at University Academy-Middle are 95% African American, 4% White, 1% Hispanic.

What district is University Academy-Middle in?

University Academy

Is University Academy-Middle a good school?

University Academy-Middle ranks 319^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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