The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Kansas City Girls Prep Academy
Kansas City Girls Prep Academy operates as a single-gender, public charter school district in Jackson County, serving grades five through nine as of an academic year ending in 2025. The state of Missouri formally calls it a district, but with a small enrollment for this grade span, families will experience it as a single school setting with a middle school and a high school component listed under its umbrella. A five-year charter renewal was authorized in early 2024 by the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, securing its continued operation through at least 2029. This renewal provides a measure of long-term stability that matters for parents deciding whether to enter the school.
The student body is predominantly composed of students who identify as Black, with the next largest group identifying as Hispanic. The enrollment is small, and the school is still building upward from its current range of fifth through ninth grades. A full demographic picture is limited because data on special education status and English learner status were not reported. The school sits within a high-poverty context, though specific free and reduced-price meal counts were also missing from the data we examined.
State assessment results from the 2024-25 school year show a pattern that warrants attention. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above was very low in grades six and seven, with a higher share in grade eight still below what most families would consider a strong result. In English language arts, the proficient share was also low in grades six, seven, and eight, with a modestly higher result in grade eight. Science results for grade eight show a similar pattern. Fifth-grade results in all subjects were suppressed due to a very small number of test-takers, so no judgment can be made there. Comparing this district to the other 31 districts in Jackson County, its overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint. A parent choosing this school should expect that their child may need significant academic support and should look into what tutoring, intervention, and skill-building programs the school provides.
Chronic absenteeism is a pronounced concern. The district’s rate places it in the bottom quartile among Jackson County districts, meaning a much higher share of students miss substantial school time than at most of its peers. For any family, this is a metric to discuss directly with the school’s leadership to understand what attendance supports are in place.
On the staffing side, per-pupil current spending is in the upper range compared to other Jackson County districts. That information suggests the school allocates resources at a level well above the county median, which a parent may wish to ask about in terms of how that funding translates to classroom instruction, student support, and facilities.
Because this is a single-gender school, the peer environment is intentionally structured as all girls for the grades served. That is a deliberate design choice that some families seek out and others do not. There is no information on program offerings such as arts, athletics, or advanced coursework, so parents should contact the school directly for that detail. The grade band stops at ninth, which means families will eventually need to plan for a high school transfer or wait for the school to add upper grades in future years.
A high school graduation rate was not available because the school does not yet serve a twelfth-grade cohort. Similarly, discipline data, course access, and staffing ratios were not reported in the data we reviewed, so it is not possible to compare those areas.
The school’s charter renewal confirms that it has state-level authorization to operate, and for a family prioritizing a single-gender public school environment in Jackson County, Kansas City Girls Prep Academy is the only option of its kind in Missouri. The academic results and attendance patterns are areas where the school appears to face significant challenges, and a parent should seek a clear understanding from the school about how it plans to address both before enrolling.
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