Summary:
The 64124 zip code area of Kansas City, Missouri is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the schools in this area face significant challenges, one charter school, Scuola Vita Nuova Charter, stands out as a relative bright spot.
Scuola Vita Nuova Charter consistently outperforms the other schools in the area, as well as the Kansas City 33 district and the state of Missouri, on standardized test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 37.1% of 3rd graders at Scuola Vita Nuova Charter were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 20.2% and the state average of 41.6%. The school also had 47.3% of 7th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the district's 20.2% and the state's 40.6%. Additionally, Scuola Vita Nuova Charter has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 31.8% compared to the other schools in the area, which all have a 55.0% chronic absenteeism rate.
In contrast, the other schools in the 64124 zip code area, including Northeast High, Garfield Elementary, and Northeast Middle School, struggle with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, low graduation rates, and high dropout rates. These schools also serve a predominantly low-income student population, with all of them having extremely high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.58% to 99.54%.
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