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Congress Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8150 N Congress Ave, Kansas City, MO 64153 · (816) 359-4230 · Part of Park Hill School District

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

Directions
Students
601
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Congress Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts50%
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 ↗

8150 N Congress Ave, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6199
Grade 7198
Grade 8204
Enrollment over time
709’20
772’21
642’22
623’23
601’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Black 14%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Congress 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.