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Kansas City Schools
Kansas City is a public school district in Kansas, based in Wyandotte County (Kansas City). SchoolGrade grades 43 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Kansas City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Kansas City
42 of 43 schools in Kansas City carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 22F: 18
Best schools in Kansas City
Statewide rankings: all 328 high schools in Kansas · all 198 middle schools in Kansas · all 680 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Sumner Academy Of Arts And Science (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Bridgeswyandot Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- D+ Alfred Fairfax Academy (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Emerson Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Frank Rushton Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Lowell Brune Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D West Park Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Frances Willard Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Mark Twain Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Stony Point South (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Kansas City
High schools (4)
- F F L Schlagle High, Kansas City
- F J C Harmon High, Kansas City
- F Washington High, Kansas City
- F Wyandotte High, Kansas City
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- F Argentine Middle, Kansas City
- F Arrowhead Middle, Kansas City
- F Carl B Bruce Middle School, Kansas City
- F Central Middle, Kansas City
- F D D Eisenhower Middle, Kansas City
- F Gloria Willis Middle School, Kansas City
- F Rosedale Middle, Kansas City
Elementary and primary schools (26)
- F Banneker Elem, Kansas City
- D- Bertram Caruthers Elem, Kansas City
- F Chelsea Elem, Kansas City
- D- Claude A Huyck Elem, Kansas City
- F Douglass Elem, Kansas City
- D+ Emerson Elem, Kansas City
- F Eugene Ware Elem, Kansas City
- D Frances Willard Elem, Kansas City
- D+ Frank Rushton Elem, Kansas City
- F Grant Elem, Kansas City
- F Hazel Grove Elem, Kansas City
- D- John F Kennedy Elem, Kansas City
- D- John Fiske Elem, Kansas City
- D- Lindbergh Elem, Kansas City
- D Lowell Brune Elementary School, Kansas City
- D- M E Pearson Elem, Kansas City
- D Mark Twain Elem, Kansas City
- F Mckinley Elementary School, Kansas City
- D- New Stanley Elem, Kansas City
- D- Noble Prentis Elem, Kansas City
- D- Quindaro Elem, Kansas City
- D- Silver City Elem, Kansas City
- D Thomas A Edison Elem, Kansas City
- D- Welborn Elem, Kansas City
- D West Park Elementary School, Kansas City
- D Whittier Elem, Kansas City
Other schools and academies (6)
- 500 Reach, Kansas City
- D+ Alfred Fairfax Academy, Kansas City
- C- Bridgeswyandot Academy, Kansas City
- D- Stony Point North, Kansas City
- D Stony Point South, Kansas City
- C+ Sumner Academy Of Arts And Science, Kansas City
Where Kansas City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Kansas City (43)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Wyandotte County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 21,132 students with 1,411 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,377 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2007950
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Turner-Kansas City (8 schools, 5 mi)
- Piper-Kansas City (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Bonner Springs (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Shawnee Mission Pub Sch (44 schools, 10 mi)
- Lansing (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Basehor-Linwood (7 schools, 15 mi)
- De Soto (12 schools, 17 mi)
- Olathe (51 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Kansas City
How many schools are in Kansas City?
SchoolGrade grades 43 public schools in Kansas City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Kansas City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Kansas City.
How good are the schools in Kansas City?
Across the 42 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 12.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 14.2%. 64% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Kansas City?
21,132 students were enrolled in Kansas City in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Kansas City?
Kansas City is in Kansas, based in Wyandotte County, with its district office in Kansas City. Its boundary covers about 68.2 sq mi.