University Academy-Lower Primary School
6801 Holmes Rd
Kansas City MO, 64131, Jackson County
Phone: 816-412-5973
Ranking: (825 out of 1,698, top 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 624 | 586 | 571 | 561 | 601 | 722 | 734 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 134 | 21.5% | 139 | 23.7% | 118 | 20.7% | 122 | 21.7% | 115 | 19.1% | 129 | 17.9% | 133 | 18.1% |
Grade 1: | 124 | 19.9% | 100 | 17.1% | 112 | 19.6% | 90 | 16.0% | 111 | 18.5% | 125 | 17.3% | 129 | 17.6% |
Grade 2: | 117 | 18.8% | 97 | 16.6% | 84 | 14.7% | 87 | 15.5% | 105 | 17.5% | 110 | 15.2% | 107 | 14.6% |
Grade 3: | 94 | 15.1% | 86 | 14.7% | 89 | 15.6% | 92 | 16.4% | 95 | 15.8% | 98 | 13.6% | 88 | 12.0% |
Grade 4: | 82 | 13.1% | 84 | 14.3% | 87 | 15.2% | 85 | 15.2% | 91 | 15.1% | 86 | 11.9% | 90 | 12.3% |
Grade 5: | 73 | 11.7% | 80 | 13.7% | 81 | 14.2% | 85 | 15.2% | 84 | 14.0% | 87 | 12.0% | 89 | 12.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 296 | 47.4% | 282 | 48.1% | 266 | 46.6% | 256 | 45.6% | 288 | 47.9% | 343 | 47.5% | 360 | 49.0% |
Female: | 328 | 52.6% | 304 | 51.9% | 305 | 53.4% | 305 | 54.4% | 305 | 50.7% | 371 | 51.4% | 370 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 12 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.6% | 14 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.6% |
Black: | 596 | 95.5% | 552 | 94.2% | 544 | 95.3% | 534 | 95.2% | 576 | 95.8% | 678 | 93.9% | 685 | 93.3% |
White: | 14 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.3% | 22 | 3.0% | 27 | 3.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 464 | 74.4% | 416 | 71.0% | 391 | 68.5% | 387 | 69.0% | 420 | 69.9% | 462 | 64.0% | 464 | 63.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 8.0% | 52 | 8.9% | 49 | 8.6% | 56 | 10.0% | 75 | 12.5% | 136 | 18.8% | 119 | 16.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.76 | 16.41 | 17.43 | 16.44 | 14.48 | 14.70 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36.5% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 21.3% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 37.6% | 48.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.3% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60.9% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 50.1% | 51.4% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 53.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.2% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 54.3% | 50.7% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 44.2% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 14.8% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 28.6% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 20.5% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 51.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.6% | 48.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 50.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 67.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 50.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 50.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,030.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,497.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,563.0 |
* University Academy-Lower Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.