Frontier School of Innovation
Public elementary school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Frontier Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Frontier School of Innovation serves 645 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 5 schools in Frontier Schools. By enrollment it is the 42nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 57.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Frontier Schools |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290059003127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Frontier Schools | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 645 | 1,587 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 9.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86% | 85.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Frontier School of Innovation in context
Size
Frontier School of Innovation is the only elementary school in Frontier Schools. Its 645 students are 40.6% of the district's 1,587. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 337; Frontier School of Innovation is larger 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 3 with 104 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 92 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 103 in kindergarten and 95 in grade 5. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 69.1% here and 67.9% across Frontier Schools. Black students are next, at 19.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.2% across Frontier Schools and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 33.8% 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 57.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 645 students, Frontier School of Innovation has 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 645 students would have about 52.4 teachers, so Frontier School of Innovation has 4.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Frontier School of Innovation is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is James Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in Kansas City 33 School District. Within 10 miles there are 101 other elementary schools, 28 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 | 69.1% |
| Black | 19.1% |
| White | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 103 |
| Grade 1 | 97 |
| Grade 2 | 97 |
| Grade 3 | 104 |
| Grade 4 | 99 |
| Grade 5 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6700 Corporate Dr., Kansas City, MO 64120
Phone: (816)363-1907
Website: kcfsi.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Frontier School of Innovation. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.6 mi | 328 | 14.6 | 100% |
| Gladstone Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.9 mi | 406 | 12.1 | 100% |
| Chouteau Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.1 mi | 346 | 13.2 | 71.4% |
| KC International-Wallace | KC International Academy | 2.2 mi | 662 | 8.2 | 100% |
| Topping Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.7 mi | 293 | 12 | 72.7% |
| Winnwood Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.9 mi | 264 | 11.5 | 74.6% |
| Fairmount Elementary School | Independence 30 | 3.0 mi | 313 | 13.2 | 82.7% |
| Guadalupe Centers Elementary School | Guadalupe Centers Schools | 3.1 mi | 801 | 10.8 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Frontier Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier School of Excellence-M | Middle | 6–8 | 74 |
| Frontier School of Excellence-U | High | 9–12 | 160 |
| Frontier School of Innovation-M | Middle | 6–8 | 307 |
| Frontier STEM High School | High | 9–12 | 401 |