📍 1610 N 8th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66101
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 1,102 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science enrolls 1,102 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 617 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 200 | 18% |
| White | 136 | 12% |
| Asian | 100 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
761 of the school's 1,102 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 604 qualify for free lunch and 157 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 4, state house district 34.
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,102 students, Sumner Academy of Arts & Science is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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