James Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 328 students
Frontier School of Innovation
6700 Corporate Dr., Kansas City, MO 64120
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
645
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Frontier Schools
Jackson County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Frontier School of Innovation
Frontier School of Innovation is a charter elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Frontier Schools. The school is located in a large city in Jackson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 645 students were enrolled, with about 11.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Saint Louis University. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 645 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Saint Louis University
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Frontier Schools
- County
- Jackson County
- NCES school ID
- 290059003127
Schools near Frontier School of Innovation
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.