University Academy-Lower
6801 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64131
Schola Grade D · Below average
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 University Academy-Lower
University Academy-Lower is a charter elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of University Academy. The school is located in a large city in Jackson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 609 students were enrolled, with about 15.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger 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 MO Charter Public School Comm. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 609 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- MO Charter Public School Comm
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- University Academy
- County
- Jackson County
- NCES school ID
- 290002702915
Schools near University Academy-Lower
All 207 schools in Kansas City →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.