📍 6801 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64131
University Academy-upper is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 226 pupils enrolled. It is part of the University Academy school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University Academy-upper enrolls 226 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 211 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2.2% |
| White | 4 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 226 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
University Academy-upper is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 MO-50, state senate district 7, state house district 26.
University Academy-upper is one of 3 schools in UNIVERSITY ACADEMY, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 1,111 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 226 students, University Academy-upper is smaller than the district average of about 370 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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