Summary:
Kansas City Girls Prep Academy is the sole public charter middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Kansas City, Missouri area, with a total enrollment of 141 students. The school's performance data reveals significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates well below state averages in mathematics, science, and English language arts.
Despite the school's high spending of $26,025 per student and a low student-teacher ratio of 7:1, Kansas City Girls Prep Academy is ranked 372 out of 459 Missouri middle schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population is predominantly African American (66.67%) and Hispanic (20.57%), with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage.
The data suggests that Kansas City Girls Prep Academy is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, despite the significant resources invested in the school. The low academic performance, high poverty levels, and lack of improvement in student outcomes despite the high spending and small class sizes suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its strategies and approaches to better support the needs of its student population.
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