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University Academy-Lower

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

6801 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64131 · (816) 412-5973

Kansas City’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
609
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about University Academy-Lower

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6801 Holmes Rd, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten108
Grade 195
Grade 297
Grade 389
Grade 492
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
625’20
604’21
617’22
605’23
609’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 94%White 3%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about University Academy-Lower from Kansas City families.

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 Missouri’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.