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Best High Schools in Zip Code 64116

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At a glance

School

1,719

Students

Top rankedNorth Kansas City High175^th of 367 Missouri high schools

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North Kansas City High up 51 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 64116 zip code in North Kansas City, Missouri is home to a single public high school, North Kansas City High School, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,690 students. The school is part of the North Kansas City 74 school district, which is ranked 104 out of 367 districts in Missouri and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

North Kansas City High School has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 175 out of 367 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025 (3 stars) to 226 out of 378 in 2023-2024 (2 stars) and 231 out of 352 in 2022-2023 (2 stars). The school excels in certain subject areas like Algebra II and English II but lags behind in Algebra I, Biology I, and Government compared to district and state averages. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.1% and a significant portion of its student population, 59.23%, receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, North Kansas City High School boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate of 97.3% and a very low dropout rate of 0.3% for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's spending per student for the 2021-2022 school year was $13,525, and it maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.3 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year. These metrics suggest that the school is effectively supporting students in completing their high school education, though there is room for improvement in certain academic areas and addressing chronic absenteeism.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Kansas City High	Public	9-12	620 E 23rd Ave	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5310	1,719	106	16.2	52.6%	553 (32.2%)	461 (26.8%)	341 (19.8%)	123 (7.2%)	8 (0.5%)	30 (1.7%)	203 (11.8%)	47.4	175^th of 367 public high schools	52.3%		37.1	226^th of 378 public high schools	40.2%	51	27.0	29.3	53.7	69.9	42.1	$15,056	$552	$14,503

Cities Near Zip Code 64116

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kansas City	0.27 mi	167	297^th
Riverside	3.61 mi	1	9^th
Gladstone	3.72 mi	7	69^th
Independence	6.47 mi	42	255^th
Sugar Creek	7.26 mi	2	370^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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