📍 5300 N Bennington, Kansas City, Clay County, 64119
Maple Park Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Clay County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Kansas City 74 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Maple Park Middle enrolls 638 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 21% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 296 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 12% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 638 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 311 qualify for free lunch and 101 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.
Maple Park Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 17, state house district 18.
Maple Park Middle is one of 34 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 21,252 students district-wide and employs 1,496 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Maple Park Middle is close to the district average of about 625 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large