The top reported proficiency rate is 18% in English language arts. The lowest is 12% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hickman Mills 6th 7th Gr Ctr
Hickman Mills 6th & 7th Grade Center is a regular public middle school in the Hickman Mills C-1 district serving grades six through eight. The school sits within the Kansas City city limits, in a part of town that is thoroughly suburban in character. Kansas City itself is a major, sprawling urban center, but the school's immediate context is the Hickman Mills neighborhood, a largely residential area with a mix of older single-family homes and apartment complexes. Housing values in the zip code are notably below both the state and national medians, making this one of the more affordable pockets of the metro area. Rent, too, runs lower than what you would find in many surrounding suburbs, and the housing cost burden relative to income is modest.
The school is the largest middle-level building in the district, serving a student body that is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic enrollment and a smaller white population. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a reflection of the community's economic circumstances. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available in the materials provided.
On state assessments, Hickman Mills 6th & 7th Grade Center's results are well below the midpoint among Jackson County districts. In math, the share of students reaching proficient or advanced levels is in the teens across grades six, seven, and eight. English language arts scores follow a similar pattern, with roughly one in six students meeting the state bar. Science results for eighth graders are even lower. A parent considering this school should know that the academic performance numbers place it in the bottom quarter of the county. The data does not include breakdowns by student subgroup or information about year-over-year trends, so it is not possible to say from this material whether performance is improving or whether particular groups show stronger or weaker results.
Because the school serves only sixth and seventh graders in any meaningful number—just a handful of eighth graders appear on the rolls, likely a data artifact or a very small specialized program—there is no graduation rate to report, and no high-school-level measures such as AP, dual credit, or ACT participation would apply. The school's website and program offerings were not included in the materials, so course access, elective options, and extracurriculars cannot be described here. The district brief turned up no recent notable changes—no boundary shifts, bond issues, leadership turnover, or program expansions were flagged in the search.
For a family choosing a middle school, this is a setting where the nature of the surrounding community is the primary draw: a modest-cost, stable residential part of Kansas City with a school that reflects the demographics of the neighborhood. Academically, the numbers are soft, and a parent who values strong test performance or wants to see results near the county median would need to look further into what specific supports the school offers and whether those metrics are moving in the right direction. Without information on staffing ratios, disciplinary climate, or specialized programs, the academic character of the school is defined almost entirely by the state test results, and those point to a school where most students are not yet meeting grade-level expectations.
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