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Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

3221 Indiana, Kansas City, MO 64128 · (816) 418-2005 · Part of Kansas City 33 School District

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

Directions
Students
519
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

On the path

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

7–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

3221 Indiana, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9125
Grade 10139
Grade 11131
Grade 12124
Enrollment over time
515’20
472’21
535’22
534’23
519’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 79%Hispanic 12%White 6%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%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 Central High School 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.