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Foreign Language Academy

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Foreign Language Academy ranks 561 st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Foreign Language Academy is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Kansas City, Missouri, with 629 students. The school is part of the Kansas City 33 school district, which is ranked 305 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foreign Language Academy has had a mixed performance history, with its statewide ranking ranging from 561 out of 900 elementary schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars) to 949 out of 1045 in 2017-2018 (0 stars). However, the school's performance has been particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who have ranked highly compared to their peers across the state. For example, in 2024-2025, 32.2% of 3rd graders at Foreign Language Academy were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 18.9% in the Kansas City 33 district and 41.4% statewide.

Despite these academic successes, Foreign Language Academy has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 55.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-socioeconomic status (SES) student population, with nearly all (99.51% to 100%) of the students coming from low-SES backgrounds. However, the school's low-SES students perform relatively well compared to their peers across the state, ranking in the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools in this category. This suggests that Foreign Language Academy may be providing a higher-quality education compared to other options in the immediate area, such as M.L. King Elementary, Faxon Elementary, and various charter schools, which generally perform worse on academic measures.

594

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,095

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 Warwick
Kansas City, MO 64111-1264

(816) 418-6000

District: Kansas City 33

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.4%

African American:

20.7%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kansas City 33

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg19%

Missouri avg42%

Elementary school

561^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

310^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	561 of 900	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	611 of 906	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	651 of 898	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	593 of 908	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	641 of 901	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	885 of 1052	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	949 of 1045	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	953 of 1032	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	665 of 865	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	846 of 1058	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	871 of 1089	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.6	828 of 1108	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.3	687 of 1085	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.0	883 of 1088	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	60.1	400 of 1066	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	396 of 1053	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.7	299 of 1084	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	34.1	834 of 1080	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	703 of 1074	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	59.6	53 of 191	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	100 of 184	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.8	9 of 163	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	36.0	165 of 250	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	151 of 243	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	33 of 65	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	37 of 52	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	18 of 63	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	14 of 45	68.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	20.3	110 of 120	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	97 of 105	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	122 of 638	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	154 of 625	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	169 of 611	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	90 of 532	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	148 of 574	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.0	637 of 907	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	775 of 887	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	310 of 438	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	290 of 451	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	236 of 459	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	286 of 459	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	329 of 454	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	408 of 587	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	338 of 552	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	299 of 568	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.7	222 of 435	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.6	406 of 585	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.8	529 of 633	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	560 of 649	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.7	448 of 623	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	515 of 625	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	65.5	188 of 614	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.4	309 of 601	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	412 of 624	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.3	586 of 624	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	558 of 619	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	67.5	32 of 149	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	25 of 129	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	37 of 81	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	32 of 72	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	31 of 74	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	45 of 67	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	88 of 130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	54 of 96	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	136 of 369	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	158 of 378	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	54 of 382	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	59 of 365	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	119 of 371	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	206 of 482	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	116 of 422	72.5%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+43 vs school

African American (2024)72nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2019)79th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

Science30%-11 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

I love it. It is great. I am in 7th grade, I started in kindergarden. I started with no Spanish and now I am fluent. Spanish starts in kindergarden. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Gordon Parks Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3715 Wyoming	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Gordon Parks Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 753-6700	131	13	10.0	100.0%	12 (9.2%)	71 (54.2%)	35 (26.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.4%)								(n/a)		9.6								23.9				$27,611	$1,832	$25,779
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Foreign Language Academy

Is Foreign Language Academy a good school?

Foreign Language Academy ranks 561^st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Foreign Language Academy?

Students at Foreign Language Academy are 55% Hispanic, 21% African American, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Foreign Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Foreign Language Academy.

What district is Foreign Language Academy in?

Kansas City 33

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