Allen Village Junior Academy
Public middle school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Allen Village · Grades 6–8
Allen Village Junior Academy serves 92 students in grades 6–8 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 4 schools in Allen Village. By enrollment it is the 382nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 6.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Allen Village |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290002503325 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Allen Village | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 92 | 384 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 13 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.3% | 82.3% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Allen Village Junior Academy in context
Size
Allen Village Junior Academy is the only middle school in Allen Village. Its 92 students are 24% of the district's 384. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 325; Allen Village Junior Academy is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 33 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 29, against an average of 31 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 33 in grade 6 and 30 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 62% here and 65.9% across Allen Village. Black students are next, at 26.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.3% across Allen Village and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 30.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 6.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 92 students, Allen Village Junior Academy has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 92 students would have about 7.1 teachers, so Allen Village Junior Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Allen Village Junior Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Middle School, 0.8 miles away in Citizens of the World Charter. Within 10 miles there are 21 other middle schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62% |
| Black | 26.1% |
| Asian | 6.5% |
| White | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 33 |
| Grade 7 | 29 |
| Grade 8 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
706 W 42nd St., Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816)931-0177
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Allen Village Junior Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School | Citizens of the World Charter | 0.8 mi | 144 | 13.9 | 45.8% |
| Academie Lafayette Armour IMS | Academie Lafayette | 1.0 mi | 295 | 11.7 | 28.8% |
| Guadalupe Centers Middle School | Guadalupe Centers Schools | 1.8 mi | 355 | 10.8 | 78.9% |
| Frontier School of Excellence-M | Frontier Schools | 2.2 mi | 74 | 5.4 | 100% |
| Lincoln College Academy Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 2.9 mi | 583 | 19.5 | 100% |
| Central Middle School | Kansas City 33 | 3.1 mi | 375 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle School | Ewing Marion Kauffman School | 3.2 mi | 559 | 9.8 | 100% |
| Brookside Charter Middle School | Brookside Charter School | 3.3 mi | 225 | 8.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Allen Village
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Village Elementary Acade | Elementary | 3–5 | 87 |
| Allen Village High School | High | 9–12 | 130 |
| Allen Village Primary Academy | Elementary | K–2 | 66 |