3421 Cherry St, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64109
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Academie Lafayette school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem enrolls 459 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 20% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 248 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 10% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 459 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 7, state house district 24.
Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem is one of 4 schools in ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE, based in Kansas City, Missouri. The district serves 1,425 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem is larger than the district average of about 356 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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