📍 6501 Nw 72nd St, Kansas City, Platte County, 64151
Plaza Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Platte County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Park Hill school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plaza Middle enrolls 715 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 19% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 417 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 133 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 24 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 15 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 715 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Plaza Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 34, state house district 14.
Plaza Middle is one of 20 schools in PARK HILL, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 11,937 students district-wide and employs 884 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Plaza Middle is larger than the district average of about 597 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large