State/Public High Open

Frontier Stem High School

๐Ÿ“ 6455 E Commerce Ave., Kansas City, Jackson County, 64120

362
Pupils
10.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Frontier Stem High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frontier Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Frontier Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Frontier Stem High School enrolls 362 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.

Male students
173 (48%)
Female students
189 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.9
Student-teacher ratio
10.7:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 5.5% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino26473%
Black or African American7320%
White205.5%
Asian41.1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

264 of the school's 362 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Frontier Stem High School 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 11, state house district 19.

School district: FRONTIER SCHOOLS

Frontier Stem High School is one of 5 schools in FRONTIER SCHOOLS, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 1,587 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Frontier Stem High School is close to the district average of about 317 students per school.

1,587
District students
5
Schools
154
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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