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Plaza Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

6501 NW 72nd St, Kansas City, MO 64151 · (816) 359-4210 · Part of Park Hill School District

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

Directions
Students
673
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Plaza Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts51%
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 ↗

6501 NW 72nd St, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6218
Grade 7244
Grade 8211
Enrollment over time
689’20
681’21
715’22
676’23
673’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 18%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plaza Middle from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Park Hill School District

The district →
Gerner Family Early Ed CTR.
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Union Chapel Elem.
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A
609 students17:1
Southeast Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B+
548 students13:1
Tiffany Ridge Elementary SCHL
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B−
484 students13:1
Hopewell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B+
483 students13:1
Thomas B. Chinn Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B
466 students12:1

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.