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Border Star Montessori

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6321 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64113 · (816) 418-5150 · Part of Kansas City 33 School District

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

Directions
Students
251
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Border Star Montessori

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 27.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kansas City kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Border Star MontessoriYou are here
7–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 45.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6321 Wornall Rd, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K76
Kindergarten34
Grade 131
Grade 224
Grade 330
Grade 430
Grade 523
Grade 63
Enrollment over time
345’20
340’21
288’22
254’23
251’24

Down 27.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 35%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Border Star Montessori from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Kansas City 33 School District

The district →
M. L. King Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
D−
768 students15:1
Foreign Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kansas City
C−
594 students13:1
Rogers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
D
592 students14:1
Whittier Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
D
550 students11:1
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
D
531 students13:1
Primitivo Garcia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
D
494 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 Missouri’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.