Schools by Reading Proficiency in Kansas City (2025)
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 37 schools in Kansas City, Kansas. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Kansas.
- 145Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceKansas City · Public HighReading · math: 48% · 49%
- 238Emerson ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 47%
- 332Stony Point SouthKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 37%
- 431Frank Rushton ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 37%
- 524Hazel Grove ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 34% · 30%
- 623Whittier ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 30% · 29%
- 728Mark Twain ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 37%
- 824New Stanley ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 27%
- 922Claude A Huyck ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 27%
- 1026Stony Point NorthKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 22%
- 1122Noble Prentis ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 22%
- 1212Silver City ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 17%
- 1322Frances Willard ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 26% · 23%
- 1419John F Kennedy ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 25% · 18%
- 1525Thomas A Edison ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 27%
- 1619John Fiske ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 27%
- 1717Quindaro ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 22%
- 1818Eugene Ware ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 12%
- 1922Arrowhead MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleReading · math: 21% · 24%
- 2016M E Pearson ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 21%
- 2120McKinley Elementary SchoolKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 22%
- 2219Lindbergh ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 22%
- 2311Bertram Caruthers ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 7.5%
- 2419Argentine MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleReading · math: 15% · 17%
- 2512Chelsea ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 15% · 14%
- 2615Rosedale MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleReading · math: 15% · 9%
- 2714Welborn ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 14% · 13%
- 2814D D Eisenhower MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleReading · math: 13% · 14%
- 2916Banneker ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 12%
- 3014Grant ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 12%
- 3112Central MiddleKansas City · Public MiddleReading · math: 8% · 11%
- 3211Carl B. Bruce Middle SchoolKansas City · Public MiddleReading · math: 8% · 5%
- 3319Douglass ElemKansas City · Public ElementaryReading · math: 7.5% · 2.5%
- 349Wyandotte HighKansas City · Public HighReading · math: 7% · 4%
- 3512Washington HighKansas City · Public HighReading · math: 6% · 2%
- 3611J C Harmon HighKansas City · Public HighReading · math: 5% · 2%
- 3713F L Schlagle HighKansas City · Public HighReading · math: 5% · 0.5%
| # | School | Sector | Reading · math | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumner Academy of Arts & Science Kansas City · High · Grades 8–12 | Public | 48% · 49% | 45.2 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 1,045 |
| 2 | Emerson Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 37% · 47% | 38.0 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 171 |
| 3 | Stony Point South Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 37% · 37% | 32.4 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 247 |
| 4 | Frank Rushton Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 37% · 37% | 31.2 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 359 |
| 5 | Hazel Grove Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 34% · 30% | 23.7 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 537 |
| 6 | Whittier Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 30% · 29% | 22.9 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 502 |
| 7 | Mark Twain Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 37% | 28.0 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 222 |
| 8 | New Stanley Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 27% | 23.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 251 |
| 9 | Claude A Huyck Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 27% | 22.1 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 304 |
| 10 | Stony Point North Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 22% | 26.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 300 |
| 11 | Noble Prentis Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 27% · 22% | 21.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 193 |
| 12 | Silver City Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27% · 17% | 12.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 1,495 |
| 13 | Frances Willard Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 26% · 23% | 22.1 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 434 |
| 14 | John F Kennedy Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 25% · 18% | 18.7 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 419 |
| 15 | Thomas A Edison Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22% · 27% | 25.0 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 244 |
| 16 | John Fiske Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22% · 27% | 18.7 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 287 |
| 17 | Quindaro Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22% · 22% | 17.3 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 325 |
| 18 | Eugene Ware Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 22% · 12% | 17.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 242 |
| 19 | Arrowhead Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 21% · 24% | 22.1 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 412 |
| 20 | M E Pearson Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 21% · 21% | 16.0 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 606 |
| 21 | McKinley Elementary School Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 17% · 22% | 19.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 243 |
| 22 | Lindbergh Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 17% · 22% | 18.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 216 |
| 23 | Bertram Caruthers Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 17% · 7.5% | 11.1 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 364 |
| 24 | Argentine Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15% · 17% | 19.0 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 519 |
| 25 | Chelsea Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 15% · 14% | 11.9 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 557 |
| 26 | Rosedale Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15% · 9% | 14.7 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 501 |
| 27 | Welborn Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 14% · 13% | 14.3 Lower 50% | 13% Math proficiency | 504 |
| 28 | D D Eisenhower Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13% · 14% | 14.1 Lower 50% | 14% Math proficiency | 634 |
| 29 | Banneker Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 12% · 12% | 16.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 268 |
| 30 | Grant Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 12% · 12% | 13.6 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 289 |
| 31 | Central Middle Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8% · 11% | 11.5 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 687 |
| 32 | Carl B. Bruce Middle School Kansas City · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 8% · 5% | 10.9 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 821 |
| 33 | Douglass Elem Kansas City · Elementary · Grades K–5 | Public | 7.5% · 2.5% | 19.0 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 285 |
| 34 | Wyandotte High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 7% · 4% | 8.5 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 1,903 |
| 35 | Washington High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 6% · 2% | 12.3 Lower 50% | 2% Math proficiency | 1,180 |
| 36 | J C Harmon High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 5% · 2% | 10.5 Lower 50% | 2% Math proficiency | 1,285 |
| 37 | F L Schlagle High Kansas City · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 5% · 0.5% | 12.7 Lower 50% | 0.5% Math proficiency | 841 |
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science in Kansas City leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Kansas City with Reading · math 48% · 49%. Of the 37 schools shown, 37 are public.
For the full picture see the wider Kansas schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Kansas City page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best reading results school in Kansas City?
Sumner Academy of Arts & Science in Kansas City, Kansas ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Kansas City with Reading · math 48% · 49% (Enrollment: 1,045).
How are schools by reading proficiency in Kansas City ranked?
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.