Putting Performance on the Map: Locating Quality Schools in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, which was funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, is a study analyzing performance, location, and enrollment at Kansas City, Missouri School District (KCMSD) and charter schools during the 2008-2009 school year. The report also analyzes the District's "Transforming the KCMSD" plan as it impacts the data collected by IFF in the preparation of the report.
Since 2003, IFF has been a leader in studying the distribution of performing schools in urban school districts, using its distinct methodology to publish reports and spur educational reform in Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, and Milwaukee.
Putting Performance on the Map identifies the five zip code areas in Kansas City with the greatest need for performing schools as determined by comparing current school enrollment, the school-age population, and school performance across the district. Ultimately, the study finds that 85 percent of KCMSD students (whether in a District or charter school) do not attend a school that meets Missouri state standards for academic performance, and that 81 percent of those student reside in just five KCMSD neighborhood areas.
See the right column for links to the full report, a presentation based on the report, as well as a news release with an overview of the findings in this study. Additional IFF studies on urban school districts, early care and education, and nonprofit management can be found the IFF Reports Archive.
Top Five Zip Code Profiles
Kansas City, Missouri residents, KCMSD administrators, charter school sponsors, city leaders, and school reform stakeholders can learn specific information about schools in the top five zip codes by referring to the customized maps below:
64128
64127
64130
64110
64124
For more information on this and other IFF reports, contact Jose Cerda III, Vice President of Public Policy and Communications at jcerda@iff.org or 312-629-0060.
