The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in English language arts. The lowest is 48% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Border Star Montessori
Border Star Montessori is a regular public school in the Kansas City 33 school district, serving students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It is not a charter or magnet school, and its name signals a Montessori approach to instruction. The school sits at 6321 Wornall Road in Kansas City, Missouri, a large, sprawling city that is heavily car-dependent overall but has walkable pockets near downtown and the Plaza. Home values in the surrounding zip code run substantially above the state median, indicating a comparatively expensive housing market for the area.
The school’s enrollment is small. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a high level of economic need across the student body. Racially and ethnically, the school is diverse: roughly half of students are White, a little over a third are Black, and the remaining students are Asian, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, American Indian, or multiracial. The school does not report the share of students who receive special education services or are English learners, so those figures are not available.
Academically, Border Star Montessori has reported proficiency data from Missouri’s state assessments for three tested grades. In third grade, roughly half of students scored proficient or above in both math and English language arts. In fifth grade, about half were proficient in math and slightly fewer in science. Results for fourth grade are suppressed, which often happens when small group sizes could identify individuals. Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Jackson County, meaning its performance on these exams is stronger than most of its peers. Only one year of data is available, so there is no trend to describe. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies, and chronic absenteeism data were not provided.
The parent district, Kansas City 33, regained full state accreditation in 2022 after a period of provisional status, and has maintained it since. That shift removed a layer of uncertainty for families about the district’s oversight and long-term direction.
The school’s disciplinary record, staffing details, attendance patterns, and program offerings were not included in the available information, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, enrichment activities, and how discipline is handled.
Border Star Montessori offers a specific pedagogical approach in a public school setting, serves a high-poverty but diverse student body, and posts achievement results that are comparatively strong within the county. For families seeking a Montessori option within the Kansas City public school system, this school represents one of the district’s higher-performing elementary programs, though the lack of data on attendance and discipline leaves some questions open.
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