University Academy-Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · University Academy · Grades 6–8
University Academy-Middle School serves 265 students in grades 6–8 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 3 schools in University Academy. By enrollment it is the 292nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | University Academy |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290002702914 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | University Academy | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 265 | 1,111 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 14.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
University Academy-Middle School in context
Size
University Academy-Middle School is the only middle school in University Academy. Its 265 students are 23.9% of the district's 1,111. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 185 students, so University Academy-Middle School 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 6 with 97 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 83, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% fewer students than grade 6 (83 against 97). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 94.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across University Academy (94%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across University Academy and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 39.2% 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
University Academy-Middle School has 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 265 students would have about 20.4 teachers, so University Academy-Middle School 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
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 Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle School, 0.8 miles away in Ewing Marion Kauffman School. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 19 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 94.7% |
| White | 4.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.1% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 97 |
| Grade 7 | 85 |
| Grade 8 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6801 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: (816)412-9272
Website: universityacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: University Academy-Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle School | Ewing Marion Kauffman School | 0.8 mi | 559 | 9.8 | 100% |
| Brookside Charter Middle School | Brookside Charter School | 1.0 mi | 225 | 8.8 | 100% |
| Frontier School of Excellence-M | Frontier Schools | 1.5 mi | 74 | 5.4 | 100% |
| Hogan Preparatory Academy Middle School | Hogan Preparatory Academy | 1.6 mi | 134 | 6.7 | 100% |
| Allen Village Junior Academy | Allen Village | 3.5 mi | 92 | 14.7 | 78.3% |
| Academie Lafayette Armour IMS | Academie Lafayette | 4.1 mi | 295 | 11.7 | 28.8% |
| Middle School | Citizens of the World Charter | 4.3 mi | 144 | 13.9 | 45.8% |
| Center Middle School | Center 58 | 4.3 mi | 493 | 10.6 | 69.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in University Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Academy-Lower | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 609 |
| University Academy-Upper | High | 9–12 | 237 |