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Walden Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4701 NW 56th Street, Kansas City, MO 64151 · (816) 359-4240 · Part of Park Hill School District

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

Directions
Students
730
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Walden Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Missouri’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts49%
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 ↗

4701 NW 56th Street, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6230
Grade 7250
Grade 8250
Enrollment over time
733’20
717’21
747’22
745’23
730’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Black 14%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walden Middle from Kansas City families.

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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.