Border Star Montessori Primary School
6321 Wornall Rd
Kansas City MO, 64113, Jackson County
Phone: 816-418-5150
Ranking: 
(1,164 out of 1,698, bottom 31%)*
(1,164 out of 1,698, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Kansas City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 374 | 393 | 384 | 407 | 348 | 291 | 247 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 113 | 30.2% | 106 | 27.0% | 95 | 24.7% | 127 | 31.2% | 158 | 45.4% | 121 | 41.6% | 99 | 40.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 15.8% | 53 | 13.5% | 60 | 15.6% | 85 | 20.9% | 50 | 14.4% | 46 | 15.8% | 35 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 37 | 9.9% | 50 | 12.7% | 72 | 18.8% | 56 | 13.8% | 38 | 10.9% | 31 | 10.7% | 27 | 10.9% |
| Grade 2: | 35 | 9.4% | 66 | 16.8% | 49 | 12.8% | 41 | 10.1% | 28 | 8.0% | 27 | 9.3% | 18 | 7.3% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 14.7% | 42 | 10.7% | 35 | 9.1% | 29 | 7.1% | 26 | 7.5% | 21 | 7.2% | 19 | 7.7% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 9.1% | 37 | 9.4% | 29 | 7.6% | 24 | 5.9% | 21 | 6.0% | 19 | 6.5% | 13 | 5.3% |
| Grade 5: | 27 | 7.2% | 23 | 5.9% | 20 | 5.2% | 27 | 6.6% | 20 | 5.7% | 11 | 3.8% | 23 | 9.3% |
| Grade 6: | 14 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.1% | 24 | 6.3% | 18 | 4.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 15 | 5.2% | 13 | 5.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 168 | 44.9% | 183 | 46.6% | 175 | 45.6% | 185 | 45.5% | 159 | 45.7% | 137 | 47.1% | 115 | 46.6% |
| Female: | 206 | 55.1% | 210 | 53.4% | 209 | 54.4% | 222 | 54.5% | 181 | 52.0% | 146 | 50.2% | 128 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 21 | 5.6% | 27 | 6.9% | 27 | 7.0% | 22 | 5.4% | 15 | 4.3% | 9 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.3% | 25 | 6.5% | 26 | 6.4% | 19 | 5.5% | 14 | 4.8% | 13 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 176 | 47.1% | 178 | 45.3% | 163 | 42.4% | 181 | 44.5% | 135 | 38.8% | 125 | 43.0% | 109 | 44.1% |
| White: | 144 | 38.5% | 165 | 42.0% | 168 | 43.8% | 177 | 43.5% | 177 | 50.9% | 141 | 48.5% | 116 | 47.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 150 | 40.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 110 | 28.6% | 103 | 25.3% | 46 | 13.2% | 43 | 14.8% | 45 | 18.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 25 | 6.5% | 19 | 4.7% | 14 | 4.0% | 12 | 4.1% | 20 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.85 | 16.79 | 18.41 | 17.73 | 16.52 | 15.70 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 24.3% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 24.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 17.6% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 20% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 20.9% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 19.1% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 18.4% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.9% | N/A | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 23.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 27.2% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 22.7% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 25.8% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 28.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 23.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 30.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | N/A | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 22.4% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 27.5% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 24.3% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 24.7% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 25.2% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 25.2% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 25.7% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | N/A | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 24.1% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 25.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 21.3% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 22.2% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 29.1% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 30.9% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 32.1% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | N/A | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 23.7% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 26.2% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 25.8% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 22.7% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 29.5% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 24.2% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 25.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | N/A | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 21.9% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 21.8% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 20.7% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 21% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32.5% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 26.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 31.8% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | N/A | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 14.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 18.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 14.3% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 15.1% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 51.9% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 14.1% | 43% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 16.6% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 24.9% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 24.7% | 48.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 25.6% | 50.2% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 31.2% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 26.5% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | N/A | 51.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 12.8% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 16.7% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 24.5% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 23.6% | 50.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 29.6% | 56% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 31% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 31.5% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | N/A | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 18.8% | 33.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 81.3% | 66.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,933.0 | $44,679.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,933.0 | $44,679.0 |
* Border Star Montessori Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.