Maple Park Middle School
Public middle school in Kansas City, Missouri · North Kansas City 74 School District · Grades 7–8
Maple Park Middle School serves 585 students in grades 7–8 in Kansas City (Clay County). It is one of 33 schools in North Kansas City 74 School District. By enrollment it is the 125th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 10.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 55.15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | North Kansas City 74 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292280001278 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Kansas City 74 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 585 | 21,252 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 14.1 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.4% | 45.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Maple Park Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in North Kansas City 74 School District, Maple Park Middle School is the smallest, with 2.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 684 students, so Maple Park Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 301 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 284, against an average of 293 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 284 in grade 7 and 301 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 46.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across North Kansas City 74 (49%). Black students are next, at 21.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.5% across North Kansas City 74 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 27.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Maple Park Middle School has 55.15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 585 students would have about 45 teachers, so Maple Park Middle School has 10.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Eastgate 6th Grade Center, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 7 middle schools within 5 miles and 23 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 46.3% |
| Black | 21.7% |
| Hispanic | 17.6% |
| Two or more races | 11.8% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 284 |
| Grade 8 | 301 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5300 N Bennington, Kansas City, MO 64119
Phone: (816)321-5280
Website: nkcschools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Maple Park Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgate 6th Grade Center | North Kansas City 74 | 1.9 mi | 629 | 12.7 | 63.4% |
| Northgate Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.8 mi | 689 | 12.7 | 66.6% |
| Antioch Middle School | North Kansas City 74 | 3.0 mi | 886 | 14.9 | 40.1% |
| South Valley Middle School | Liberty 53 | 3.2 mi | 809 | 14.2 | 19.7% |
| Discovery Middle School | Liberty 53 | 3.3 mi | 678 | 13.9 | 18.3% |
| Frontier School of Innovation-M | Frontier Schools | 3.7 mi | 307 | 8.8 | 82.1% |
| Liberty Middle School | Liberty 53 | 4.2 mi | 609 | 12.1 | 35.5% |
| Gateway 6th Grade Center | North Kansas City 74 | 5.2 mi | 882 | 15 | 36.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.