Overview of Foreign Language Academy:

Foreign Language Academy is a magnet school situated in Kansas City, MO, which is in a large city environment. The learner population of Foreign Language Academy is 698, and the school has PK-8. At Foreign Language Academy, 24% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 89%. The learner-teacher ratio is 15:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 54% female learners and 46% male learners. The school enrolls 100%, low-income learners. There are 45 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Foreign Language Academy:

At Foreign Language Academy, 24% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Kansas City Public Schools, 21% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 19% tested above or at that level for math.

Foreign Language Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Missouri, 46% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 41% tested above or at that level for math.