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Sumner Academy of Arts & Science

PublicHighGrades 8–12

1610 N 8th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101 · (913) 627-7200 · Part of Kansas City Unified School District 500

Kansas City’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Kansas State school districts

Directions
Students
1,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Sumner Academy of Arts & Science

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Kansas State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state

On the path

Where Kansas City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
8–12Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas State’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1610 N 8th Street, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 8172
Grade 9240
Grade 10248
Grade 11209
Grade 12176
Enrollment over time
1,123’20
999’21
1,102’22
1,005’23
1,045’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 56%Black 15%White 13%Asian 12%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sumner Academy of Arts & Science from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Kansas City Unified School District 500

The district →
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M E Pearson Elem
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D
606 students14:1
Frank Rushton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C
359 students15:1
Chelsea Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D−
557 students17:1
Hazel Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
537 students16:1
West Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
C
534 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas State’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.