Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center

Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center is a public middle school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 770 students in 8th grade. The school is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District, which is ranked 357 out of 386 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center faces significant challenges in serving its high-poverty, diverse student population. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools, with extremely low academic performance across all subjects and grade levels. In 2023-2024, only 7.5% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, 7.8% in Science, and 9.6% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 30.6%, 35.7%, and 42.1%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.7% to 45.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Hickman Mills C-1 district and other districts, such as Raytown C-2, Brookside Charter, Ewing Marion Kauffman, and Grandview C-4, generally perform better than Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings. However, many of these schools still struggle with high poverty and chronic absenteeism, suggesting systemic challenges in the region.