Original Research by School Decision on Russell Jones Ed Center
Russell Jones Ed Center is a regular public school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Park Hill School District, located in the Northland area of Kansas City, Missouri, within Platte County. Because it is a single school within a larger district, a family moving into this area will be assigned here based on the district's attendance boundaries, and the school's specific character is closely tied to both its own student population and the broader district they belong to.
The school is part of a district that is actively managing enrollment growth. Park Hill opened the LEAD Innovation Studio high school program in a new facility in 2020, and is opening a new elementary school, Angeline Washington Elementary, in the fall of 2025. This new building will shift attendance boundaries for many families. A parent considering this school should be aware that the district's growth is bringing change to school assignments and program offerings.
State testing data for Russell Jones Ed Center in math, English language arts, and science was all suppressed, meaning the results for those tested grade levels were not publicly reported. This is a significant gap for a family trying to gauge academic performance. The suppression happens when the number of students tested is very small, which is a strong signal that this school serves a small student body. It may be an alternative or special-population setting, a school that serves students with specific needs, or a school that has very low enrollment overall. The data does not specify the nature of the school, but the pattern of suppressed results across all subjects and grade levels indicates that a standard comparison of test scores to other schools in the district or county is not possible from the public data. A parent should contact the school or district directly to understand the school's mission, the student population it serves, and the academic outcomes it tracks.
Enrollment data shows zero students in every grade from kindergarten through twelfth, which is almost certainly a data collection issue or reflects a very specific reporting status for this school. The school may house a specialized program that does not follow a typical enrollment count, or it may operate in a unique way that does not produce a standard CCD enrollment file. Given that the school is listed as a regular school with kindergarten through twelfth grade, but the testing data suggests a very small group of test takers, the enrollment figure likely does not represent the actual number of students attending. A family will need to verify the school's size directly with the district.
The school is located in Kansas City, a major urban center with a very large geographic footprint. The immediate area in the Northland, on Green Hills Road, is part of Platte County, which has seen suburban-style growth on the city's edges. This part of the city is car-dependent in terms of daily errands and commuting, though the city's downtown core is a short drive away and offers a concentration of civic and cultural institutions including the Kansas City Streetcar, Union Station, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Housing in this area, based on the ZIP-level data, is more expensive than the Missouri state average by a meaningful margin, with a typical home value well above the state benchmark. Rent is also notable, coming in at a level that makes homeownership look comparably expensive.
Without test results, a graduation rate, or a clear enrollment picture, Russell Jones Ed Center is a school that a family cannot evaluate through the usual public data. The district it belongs to is growing and investing in new buildings, which can be a positive for property values and school quality over time, but the school itself remains something of a question mark from a data perspective. A parent considering this address should make a direct visit and ask specific questions about the school's program, its student body, and how it measures student progress.
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