The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in Math. The lowest is 11% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Kc International Academy
KC International Academy is a public charter school district in Jackson County, Missouri, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Because it serves only through eighth grade, it has no graduation rate to report. The district operates a single school, KC International-Wallace. A publicly reported change in governance came in early 2022, when the district transferred its charter sponsorship from the University of Central Missouri to the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, a shift that affects the oversight and accountability structure families interact with.
The student body is about that size for a PK-8 district, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across grades one through eight and a smaller pre-kindergarten and kindergarten cohort. Racially and ethnically, the student population is largely composed of Black students and Hispanic students, together making up the overwhelming majority, with Asian students as the next largest group. White students and students of two or more races represent much smaller shares. Data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as students with disabilities and English learners, was not available, so a fuller picture of economic and special-education support is not possible from this record.
On the Missouri Assessment Program tests for the school year ending in 2025, proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science fell below the midpoint among Jackson County's districts. Across all tested subjects and grades, the district's overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from roughly one in nine at fourth grade to about one in four at seventh grade. In English language arts, the rates were lower still, reaching from a low near one in fourteen at fourth grade to roughly one in four at eighth grade. In science, rates were about one in eleven at fifth grade and slightly higher at eighth grade. These are soft spots in the academic picture. A parent considering this district may want to look into what academic interventions and supports the school provides, as well as how the school addresses student progress across the grade levels.
Chronic absenteeism, a measure of how many students miss a substantial amount of school, was reported at a rate above the midpoint among the county's districts. This is a separate concern that can affect academic momentum and classroom continuity. Per-pupil current spending was in the upper range when compared with other Jackson County districts, meaning the district allocates more funding per student than the typical peer does, though what that spending translates into in terms of programs, staffing, or facilities is not detailed in the available data.
The district does not serve high school grades, so there are no course access or career pathway offerings to report at that level. Program offerings such as arts, athletics, or extracurriculars were not listed in the state or federal data used here. For a family weighing this option, the core picture is a small, single-campus charter district with a diverse student population, academic performance that lags behind most of its county peers, chronic absenteeism that is also elevated relative to those peers, and a recent change in its charter oversight body. A full evaluation would require speaking with the school directly about its instructional approach, student support systems, and any enrichment or special programs it runs.
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