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Border Star Montessori

Q: Is Border Star Montessori a good school?

Border Star Montessori ranks 183 rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Border Star Montessori is a public magnet elementary school serving 254 students in grades PK-6 in Kansas City, Missouri, which is part of the Kansas City 33 school district.

Border Star Montessori consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with 56.6% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math and ELA in 2024-2025, compared to just 18.9% and 19.5% respectively for the district. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 63rd out of 917 Missouri elementary schools for White students and 12th out of 638 for low-socioeconomic status students in 2018-2019. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.0% to 55.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby district schools like Ac Prep Elementary, B. Banneker Elementary, and John T. Hartman Elementary, Border Star Montessori outperforms them academically while also having higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios. When compared to nearby charter schools like Hogan Preparatory Academy Elementary and Brookside Charter Elementary, Border Star Montessori's academic performance, funding, and resources are significantly stronger, though its chronic absenteeism rates are lower at the charter schools.

251

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,229

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6321 Wornall Rd
Kansas City, MO 64113-1716

(816) 418-5150

District: Kansas City 33

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

African American:

35.5%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2012 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg17%

Missouri avg41%

183^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 21Elementary Schools in the Kansas City 33

305^th of 367Kansas City 33 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	77.5	183 of 900	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	366 of 901	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	394 of 1052	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	500 of 1045	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	574 of 1032	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	622 of 865	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.3	563 of 1058	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.1	368 of 1089	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	663 of 1108	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	766 of 1085	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	861 of 1088	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.4	647 of 1066	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.0	450 of 1053	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.1	667 of 1084	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	756 of 1080	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.7	916 of 1074	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	50.6	117 of 250	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	12 of 638	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	43 of 574	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	94 of 907	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	158 of 887	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	87.9	63 of 917	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	145 of 898	83.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+18 vs school

White (2019)93rd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2019)53rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+15 vs state

Mathematics55%+15 vs state

Science48%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 5, 2015

My son has an IEP. He is high functioning but is still special needs and requires extra attention. Borderstar has been extremely helpful and all its teachers have shown caring for my son. His intellect is very high. His IQ is literally off the charts. I feel they give him the curriculum he needs to stay focused and busy. Also, the parents are extremely involved in the school. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, October 16, 2014

This school isn't "horrible", but it's definitely not Montessori. The younger kids don't do art or really anything that is central to the Montessori values - they just sit around and do assignments. It's under-staffed and the teachers are pretty cold. One little girl drew a picture at home as a gift for her teacher, and the teacher didn't even look up from her desk when the little girl gave it to her - the teacher just crammed it in a stack of other papers. And, there's a waiting list to get in here for some reason. I get the sense the parents are not involved, just don't care - they just want to pretend their kids are getting something better than public education, and otherwise they're just not involved. I know school choices in KCMO are currently limited - but I wouldn't send my children here unless there were no other choices. Close Quote

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Border Star Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6321 Wornall Rd	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	No	(816) 418-5150	251	17	14.6	100.0%	124 (49.4%)	89 (35.5%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	17 (6.8%)	77.5	183^rd of 900 public elementary schools	79.7%					(n/a)	56.6		52.1			47.7		56.6				$22,229	$2,478	$19,751
Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6903 Oak Street	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 361-7735	520	39	13.4	26.9%	312 (60.0%)	102 (19.6%)	41 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	79.1	165^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.7%		90.6	61^st of 906 public elementary schools	93.3%	104	48.7	65.7				63.5		40.2	72.1	68.1		$12,346	$180	$12,166
University Academy-Lower	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-5973	609	39	15.5	100.0%	18 (3.0%)	570 (93.6%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	665^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.1%		27.1	679^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.1%	14	21.5	41.1	30.0			25.7		18.1	33.2	34.3		$16,066	$892	$15,174
Hale Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7302 Pennsylvania	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1601	344	26	13.3	100.0%	197 (57.3%)	70 (20.3%)	32 (9.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.0%)	47.6	492^nd of 900 public elementary schools	45.3%		61.1	340^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.5%	152	28.0	35.7	33.3	14.9		55.5		43.0	56.5		26.0	$19,062	$2,735	$16,327
Brookside Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	575	56	10.1	100.0%	12 (2.1%)	474 (82.4%)	49 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	18.7	745^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.5	765^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.6%	20	21.4	23.8	16.0			22.0		28.9	21.5	26.7		$16,486	$1,691	$14,795
Academy For Integrated Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7910 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Academy For Integrated Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-1720	244	26	9.3	100.0%	29 (11.9%)	184 (75.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12.7	798^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.7	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	12	6.6	17.7	15.5					19.5	23.7	23.2		$22,307	$1,114	$21,193
John T. Hartman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8111 Oak	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1750	360	23	15.9	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.2%)	50 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	73.2	216^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.0%		41.7	546^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.7%	330	70.0	48.2		53.7		65.6		64.6	37.8			$19,599	$2,799	$16,800
M. L. King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Woodland Avenue	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2475	768	51	15.0	100.0%	43 (5.6%)	508 (66.1%)	157 (20.4%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	37 (4.8%)	4.3	889^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.6	875^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.4%	14	2.5	2.5	4.0	9.8		9.3		1.3	6.5	15.2	10.4	$17,948	$2,479	$15,469
Hogan Preparatory Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2803 E 51st St	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Hogan Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-5010	391	36	10.8	100.0%	6 (1.5%)	345 (88.2%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	5	878^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.4%		3.6	898^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.9%	20	8.1	5.4	6.5			3.3		9.6	8.9	9.8	12.8	$20,357	$1,747	$18,611
Ac Prep Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6410 Swope Parkway	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-7704	366	29	12.5	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	324 (88.5%)	21 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.6%)	12.8	793^rd of 900 public elementary schools	11.9%		10.2	829^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.5%	36	21.7	20.7	3.6		36.5	10.8	31.9		23.2	17.9		$21,923	$2,478	$19,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Border Star Montessori

What is the racial makeup of Border Star Montessori?

Students at Border Star Montessori are 49% White, 35% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Border Star Montessori a good school?

Border Star Montessori ranks 183^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Border Star Montessori in?

Kansas City 33

How many students attend Border Star Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Border Star Montessori.

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