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Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 422 students in grades PK-8 in Kansas City, Missouri. The school is part of the Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy District, which is ranked 356 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals that Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy faces significant challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 53.6% to 56.8%, which is much higher than nearby schools like Allen Village Elementary Academy (11.1%) and Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary (13.3%). Academically, the school's performance on MAP tests is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 23% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 41.4%.

Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 99.29% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the nearby Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary (31.86%) and Foreign Language Academy (100%). While the school spends significantly more per student ($16,796 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, its academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting the need for more effective strategies and interventions to support student success.

401

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,927

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Paseo Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64109-2429

(816) 561-0114

District: Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.8%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Missouri avg41%

Elementary school

838^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

414^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

356^th of 367Lee A. Tolbert Community 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	838 of 900	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	878 of 906	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	840 of 898	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	890 of 908	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	892 of 901	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	977 of 1052	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	956 of 1045	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	951 of 1032	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	748 of 865	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	882 of 1058	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.4	945 of 1089	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	916 of 1108	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	919 of 1085	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	1021 of 1088	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	979 of 1066	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	1021 of 1053	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	122 of 190	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	162 of 191	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	107 of 185	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	152 of 163	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	172 of 250	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	153 of 243	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	575 of 638	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	598 of 625	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	539 of 611	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	513 of 532	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	571 of 574	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	832 of 907	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	782 of 887	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	414 of 438	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	430 of 451	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	428 of 459	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	425 of 459	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	429 of 454	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	566 of 587	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	530 of 552	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	520 of 568	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	391 of 435	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	525 of 585	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	583 of 633	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	584 of 649	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	589 of 623	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	598 of 625	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.5	593 of 614	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	577 of 601	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	108 of 144	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	88 of 153	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	102 of 148	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	112 of 135	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	131 of 149	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	95 of 129	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	344 of 369	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	352 of 378	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	344 of 382	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	319 of 365	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	351 of 371	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	465 of 482	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	398 of 422	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)36th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics12%-29 vs state

English Language Arts12%-30 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Wendell Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Prospect	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3755	324	23	14.3	100.0%	17 (5.2%)	223 (68.8%)	60 (18.5%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	11.2	808^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.2%		12	813^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.3%	5	13.1		8.6	13.6			14.9		18.8	20.1	27.8	11.2		$20,655	$2,914	$17,741
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
Phillis Wheatley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2415 Agnes Ave	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-4825	386	34	11.4	100.0%	17 (4.4%)	150 (38.9%)	194 (50.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	10.5	817^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.1	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%	5	16.1	18.8	4.8	20.8			11.7		16.2	24.7	12.0	12.4		$22,394	$3,071	$19,323

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Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Missouri elementary schools.

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How many students attend Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy?

Students at Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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