Academy For Integrated Arts

Academy For Integrated Arts is the sole elementary public charter school serving grades PK-6 in Kansas City, Missouri, with a total enrollment of 270 students. Despite its small size, the school has consistently underperformed compared to other Missouri elementary schools, ranking in the bottom half of the state. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 786th out of 906 schools, with only 10% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, far below the state average of 40.8%.

The school faces significant challenges, including a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 43.4% and a student population where 98.89% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of socioeconomic disadvantage. While the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is relatively low, these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students. The school's performance on state assessments in both Mathematics and English Language Arts is consistently well below the state average across all grade levels.

Overall, the data suggests that Academy For Integrated Arts is a struggling school that faces significant challenges in providing effective instruction and support for its students. The school's low rankings and poor performance on state assessments are areas of concern that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes within the Academy For Integrated Arts district.