Border Star Montessori
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Kansas City, Missouri
Border Star Montessori in Kansas City, Missouri enrolled 251 students in 2024-25 with 17.1 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%
288 students in 2022-23, 254 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.8 to 17.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 288 | 22.8 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 18.9 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 251 | 17.1 | 14.7 |
14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools
Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 216 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Border Star Montessori enrolled 216 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 216 of the 216 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent8.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.4% of students were White, 35.5% Black, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.4%
- Black35.5%
- Two or more races6.8%
- Hispanic6.0%
- Pacific Islander2.0%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Border Star Montessori scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 23% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 18% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Kansas City
89 public elementary schools in Kansas City report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalupe Centers Elementary | 801 | 10.8 | 59.3% |
| Shoal Creek Elementary | 795 | 14.7 | 5.7% |
| M. L. King Elementary | 768 | 15.0 | 100.0% |
| Gracemor Elementary | 684 | 13.8 | 55.6% |
| KIPP Endeavor Academy | 665 | 9.8 | 100.0% |
| Kc International-Wallace | 662 | 8.2 | 100.0% |
| Northview Elementary | 656 | 16.0 | 9.6% |
| Bell Prairie Elementary | 642 | 15.1 | 19.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Border Star Montessori
- Academie Lafayette Oak ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 520 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- University Academy-LowerThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 609 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Border Star Montessori with Academie Lafayette Oak ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kansas City Public Schools spends per student$18,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,743
- The largest public schools in MissouriBorder Star Montessori is the number 803 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#803 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.14.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Border Star Montessori
How many students attend Border Star Montessori?
251 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 288 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kansas City, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Border Star Montessori?
14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Border Star Montessori a Title I school?
Border Star Montessori was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Border Star Montessori do on state tests?
The students tested at Border Star Montessori scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Border Star Montessori in?
Kansas City Public Schools, NCES district ID 2916400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291640000557 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.