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Frontier School Of Excellence-U

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Frontier School Of Excellence-U ranks 171 st of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 53% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Frontier School Of Excellence-U is a public charter high school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 168 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Frontier Schools district, which is ranked 167 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frontier School Of Excellence-U has struggled with student performance, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Missouri high schools on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.6% of students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 45.4%, and only 34% were proficient or better in Biology I, compared to the state average of 37.3%. However, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 105 Missouri high schools for African American students in Algebra I, with a 4-star rating.

The school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 85.7% to 94.5% over the past few years, with the 2023-2024 four-year graduation rate of 93.5% being higher than the state average. Frontier School Of Excellence-U has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 29.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Nearby charter schools, such as Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs and University Academy-Upper, have outperformed Frontier School Of Excellence-U on state assessments and other key metrics, which may be attributed to their lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

160

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,360

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5605 Troost Ave
Kansas City, MO 64110-2823

(816) 822-1331

District: Frontier Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.6%

Hispanic:

44.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2014 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Missouri median (53rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg55%

Missouri avg41%

171^st of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Frontier Schools

167^th of 367Frontier Schools 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	48.1	171 of 367	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	216 of 378	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	307 of 352	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	321 of 361	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	407 of 460	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	437 of 468	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	297 of 401	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	74.6	57 of 504	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	47.6	275 of 521	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	12 of 105	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	32 of 99	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	67 of 105	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	77 of 96	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	63 of 111	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	93.2	2 of 70	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	31.6	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	49 of 57	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	75 of 91	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	34 of 279	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	56 of 274	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	27.9	207 of 268	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	209 of 255	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	311 of 368	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	288 of 382	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)52nd percentile+40 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I42%-4 vs state

Biology I34%-3 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 Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Government (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 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frontier School Of Excellence-U	Public, Charter	9-12	5605 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	160	21	7.7	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	81 (50.6%)	71 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	48.1	171^st of 367 public high schools	53.4%		39.7	216^th of 378 public high schools	42.9%	45						41.6	34.0			$24,360	$2,666	$21,694
Ewing Marion Kauffman High	Public, Charter	9-12	6401 Paseo Boulevard	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	402	40	10.0	100.0%	7 (1.7%)	315 (78.4%)	54 (13.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	48.9	164^th of 367 public high schools	55.3%		34.5	237^th of 378 public high schools	37.3%	73						42.3	33.8			$27,224	$1,411	$25,813
Hogan Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1331 E. Meyer Blvd.	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-3464	318	36	8.9	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	296 (93.1%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	4.3	362^nd of 367 public high schools	1.4%		4.5	372^nd of 378 public high schools	1.6%	10						4.7		15.1	6.0	$21,573	$1,770	$19,803
Paseo Acad. Of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	7-12	4747 Flora Ave	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-3525	669	58	11.4	100.0%	78 (11.7%)	285 (42.6%)	269 (40.2%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (3.0%)	38.8	211^th of 367 public high schools	42.5%		16	324^th of 378 public high schools	14.3%	113	15.0	2.2	14.4	18.8	18.0	40.6	15.6	54.3		$21,488	$2,432	$19,056
University Academy-Upper	Public, Charter	9-12	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-5930	237	18	13.1	100.0%	6 (2.5%)	223 (94.1%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	184^th of 367 public high schools	49.9%					(n/a)						54.3	18.3			$18,450	$829	$17,621
Southeast High School	Public	9-12	3500 E Meyer Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1075	498	32	15.3	100.0%	27 (5.4%)	405 (81.3%)	42 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	4.8	356^th of 367 public high schools	3.0%		5.6	363^rd of 378 public high schools	4.0%	7						5.8	3.6	14.8	8.7	$19,188	$1,917	$17,271
Allen Village High School	Public, Charter	9-12	706 West 42nd Street	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	130	11	11.7	82.3%	5 (3.8%)	26 (20.0%)	93 (71.5%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	30.3	263^rd of 367 public high schools	28.3%					(n/a)						38.8	18.9			$26,500	$434	$26,066
DeLaSalle Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3737 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Delasalle Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 561-4445	196	12	16.3	100.0%	6 (3.1%)	170 (86.7%)	12 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	5.9	349^th of 367 public high schools	4.9%		3.4	377^th of 378 public high schools	0.3%	28						9.0	11.7	14.6	8.0	$22,307	$1,710	$20,597
Academie Lafayette Armour Ihs	Public, Charter	9-12	201 East Armour Boulevard	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 800-8771	118	21	5.5	42.4%	47 (39.8%)	30 (25.4%)	21 (17.8%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.7%)	38.7	213^th of 367 public high schools	42.0%		74.7	40^th of 378 public high schools	89.4%	173						45.4	24.9			$20,340	$698	$19,642
Alternative Resource Center	Public	6-12	3100 Main St Ste 206	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 759-4662	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier School Of Excellence-U

What district is Frontier School Of Excellence-U in?

Frontier Schools

How many students attend Frontier School Of Excellence-U?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Frontier School Of Excellence-U.

What is the racial makeup of Frontier School Of Excellence-U?

Students at Frontier School Of Excellence-U are 51% African American, 44% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Frontier School Of Excellence-U a good school?

Frontier School Of Excellence-U ranks 171^st of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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