Frontier Schl of Innovation-M
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kansas City, Missouri
Frontier Schl of Innovation-M in Kansas City, Missouri enrolled 307 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
310 students in 2022-23, 302 students in 2023-24, 307 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.4 to 35.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 310 | 29.4 | 10.6 |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 30.3 | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | 307 | 35.0 | 8.8 |
8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Missouri middle schools
Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Frontier Schl of Innovation-M enrolled 308 students and reported no counselor; it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions31
- Chronically absent27.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.5% of students were Hispanic, 12.7% Black, 7.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.5%
- Black12.7%
- White7.2%
- Asian1.6%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Frontier Schl of Innovation-M scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 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 | 37% | 31% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 44% | 34% (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.
Middle schools in Kansas City
25 public middle schools in Kansas City report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mark Middle | 965 | 15.4 | 17.9% |
| Smith-Hale Middle | 770 | 16.8 | 100.0% |
| Walden Middle | 730 | 13.0 | 23.4% |
| Northgate Middle | 689 | 12.7 | 53.6% |
| Plaza Middle | 673 | 12.4 | 26.0% |
| Raytown Middle | 667 | 14.5 | 56.7% |
| Lakeview Middle | 653 | 12.0 | 15.3% |
| Eastgate 6th Grade Center | 629 | 12.7 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Frontier Schl of Innovation-M
- Northeast Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 607 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Eastgate 6th Grade CenterThe next nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 629 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Frontier Schl of Innovation-M with Northeast Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Frontier Schools spends per student$16,421 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,421
- The largest public schools in MissouriFrontier Schl of Innovation-M is the number 258 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#258 of 390
- Missouri schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.8.8:1
- 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 Frontier Schl of Innovation-M
How many students attend Frontier Schl of Innovation-M?
307 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 310 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kansas City, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Frontier Schl of Innovation-M?
8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Frontier Schl of Innovation-M a Title I school?
Frontier Schl of Innovation-M ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Frontier Schl of Innovation-M do on state tests?
The students tested at Frontier Schl of Innovation-M scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 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 Frontier Schl of Innovation-M in?
Frontier Schools, NCES district ID 2900590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290059003182 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.