Kansas City Girls Prep Academy
Kansas City, Missouri · Jackson County · Grades 5–9 · Charter
Kansas City Girls Prep Academy runs 1 school (1 middle) with 111 students. By enrollment it is the 500th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 111 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 25 |
| Students per teacher | 4.4 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 2900615 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Girls Prep Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 111 | 4.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Kansas City Girls Prep Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Kansas City Girls Prep Academy in context
Size
Kansas City Girls Prep Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is smaller than the median district (566 students). All of its students attend one school, Kansas City Girls Prep Middle School, against an average of 386 students per Missouri public school. NCES lists Kansas City Girls Prep Academy as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 7 is its largest grade, with 39 students this year. Grade 8 has 35 students and grade 5 has 8, 338% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Kansas City Girls Prep Academy at 58.6%, above their 15.4% share of Missouri public school students. Hispanic students make up 28.8%.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 4.4 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 1 counselors it has 111 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Kansas City Girls Prep Academy's area as city, large: inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest district is Kipp: Endeavor Academy, 0.1 miles away with 1,047 students. 43 districts are within 25 miles, and 41 of them enroll more students than Kansas City Girls Prep Academy. Jackson County has 33 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 25 | 4 |
| School counselors | 1 | 111 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 1 | 111 |
| Other student support staff | 4.2 | 26 |
| School administrators | 3 | 37 |
| District administrators | 1 | 111 |
| All staff | 38.2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 58.6% |
| Hispanic | 28.8% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% |
| White | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 29 |
| Grade 7 | 39 |
| Grade 8 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipp: Endeavor Academy | 0 mi | 1,047 | 10.5 | – |
| Frontier Schools | 0 mi | 1,587 | 9.6 | – |
| Guadalupe Centers Schools | 2 mi | 1,614 | 10.9 | – |
| Scuola Vita Nuova | 2 mi | 363 | 15.1 | – |
| Hope Leadership Academy | 2 mi | 108 | 8.1 | – |
| Kansas City 33 School District | 2 mi | 15,079 | 13.5 | – |
| KC International Academy | 2 mi | 662 | 8.2 | – |
| Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | 3 mi | 401 | 12.2 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Jackson County
- Lee's Summit R-VII School District (17,695 students)
- Kansas City 33 School District (15,079 students)
- Blue Springs R-IV School District (14,657 students)
- Independence 30 School District (14,272 students)
- Raytown C-2 School District (7,676 students)
- Fort Osage R-I School District (4,718 students)
- Grain Valley R-V School District (4,546 students)
- Hickman Mills C-1 School District (4,472 students)
- Grandview C-4 School District (3,665 students)
- Center 58 School District (2,339 students)
- Oak Grove R-VI School District (1,853 students)
- Guadalupe Centers Schools (1,614 students)
- Frontier Schools (1,587 students)
- Academie Lafayette (1,425 students)
- University Academy (1,111 students)
- Kipp: Endeavor Academy (1,047 students)
- Crossroads Charter Schools (1,003 students)
- Ewing Marion Kauffman School (961 students)
- Hogan Preparatory Academy (843 students)
- Brookside Charter School (800 students)
- Lone Jack C-6 School District (733 students)
- KC International Academy (662 students)
- MO Schools for the Severely Disabled (652 students)
- Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy (401 students)
- Citizens of the World Charter (388 students)
- Allen Village (384 students)
- Scuola Vita Nuova (363 students)
- Academy for Integrated Arts (244 students)
- Delasalle Charter School (220 students)
- Genesis School Inc. (180 students)
All Missouri districts (2 more in Jackson County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
5000 E.17th St., Kansas City, MO 63127
Phone: (816)268-2573
Website: kcgpa.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.