Oakwood’s public schools
North Kansas City 74 School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Oakwood’s schools, in brief
School by school
14 of Oakwood’s 29 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Rising Hill Elementary places highest (better than 98%); Oakwood Manor Elementary lowest (17%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
22 elementary schools serve Oakwood, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: Staley High, Oak Park High, North Kansas City High and Winnetonka High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Oakwood, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Oakwood · depends on your address
Gateway 6Th Grade Center
Grades 6 · 882 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
Eastgate 6Th Grade Center
Grades 6 · 629 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Kansas City 74 School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Oakwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Oakwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | — | North Kansas City 74 |
| Gladstone | A− | North Kansas City 74 |
| Oaks | — | North Kansas City 74 |
| Oakwood Park | — | North Kansas City 74 |
All 3 neighbors share North Kansas City 74 with Oakwood, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Oakwood
30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Oakwood’s schools
Are Oakwood’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Oakwood. North Kansas City 74 School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 14 of its 29 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Oakwood in?
North Kansas City 74 School District.
Where do Oakwood kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Staley High, Oak Park High, North Kansas City High and Winnetonka High.
Parents talk
What Oakwood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Oakwood → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.