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Lens

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

2215 South Campus Drive, Kearney, MO 64060 · (816) 628-4798 · Part of Kearney R-I School District

Kearney’s School Grade A better than 93% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
60
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Lens

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 45.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2215 South Campus Drive, Kearney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 423
Grade 537
Enrollment over time
64’20
133’21
134’22
127’23
60’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lens from Kearney families.

Other schools in Kearney R-I School District

The district →
Kearney Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B+
223 students11:1
Kearney Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kearney
44 students6:1
Dogwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
463 students14:1
Southview Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
455 students14:1
Hawthorne Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kearney
A
264 students13:1
Kearney Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Kearney
A
591 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; Kearney’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.