2020 Best Magnet Schools in the Kansas City AreaAbout this List

Sumner Academy of Arts & Science

• Kansas City Public Schools, KS
• 8-12
• 443 reviews

Alum: I loved the teachers at Sumner. They were very supportive in every aspect, whether it be in sports, academics, or find resources. They provided a challenging classroom environment and really want their students to succeed. In addition to providing a challenging classroom they have a variety of sports, clubs and organizations for extracurricular activities. The cross country, band and orchestra are all very challenging and good organizations!
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• A

• 917 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Lincoln College Preparatory Academy

• Kansas City School District, MO
• 6-12
• 368 reviews

Senior: Lincoln College Preparatory Academy is a really excellent school, as it has many good qualities about it. Not only is the teaching staff very diverse and friendly, but the student body is amazingly diverse. There is a range of clubs you can join, from Art Club, Theatre Club, Yearbook, Robotics Club, Medical Club, and many others. Students are given freedom over what they want to pursue, as even though a student needs a certain amount of credits to graduate, the same student can customize his/her extracurriculars according to his/her interests.
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• A

• 1,022 Students
• 20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Hillcrest STEAM Academy

• Belton School District, MO
• K-6

• B+

• 503 Students
• 17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Border Star Montessori School

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-6

• C+

• 401 Students
• 20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

John T. Hartman Elementary School

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-6

• C

• 333 Students
• 14:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Foreign Language Academy

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-8
• 2 reviews

Alum: I went to Foreign Language Academy in the 6th grade of 2006. I have attended this middle from the 6th grade to the 8th grade. My overall experience with my old middle school was wonderful. This was actually the first diverse school I have ever been. I am African American, as I seen different people and experience different culture was truly a mind blowing experience. Attending Foriegn Language Academy showed me that instead of classifying people by race(skin color, etc) we should be classified as a whole human race. The school provide services to their students to learn both language Spanish and France. The school was real heavy on having their students to be culturally immersed. The staff are great people. I have always felt safe when I was at Foreign Language Academy. They didn’t have many clubs, but I will say the clubs they had was great. I was apart of the Dj club where we provide music to the students every school dance that we had.
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• C-

• 657 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Paseo Academy of Performing Arts

• Kansas City School District, MO
• 7-12
• 80 reviews

Senior: My experience at Paseo has been wonderful, I have been their since my 7th grade year. It’s a very good diverse school, we have a lot of talented students and some of the best and care teachers. The things I would like to see change is lunch and I feel like Paseo should be a school where students can be there selves. I feel like junior and senior should’ve more to time to prep for the ACT, and all Paseo do is worry about our dress code! Sometimes the students feel like the facilities cares about the dress code more than they care about our education
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• C-

• 486 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Longfellow Elementary School

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-6

• C-

• 274 Students
• 12:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Banneker Elementary School

• Kansas City Public Schools, KS
• PK, K-5

• C-

• 408 Students
• 15:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Carver Dual Language School

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-6

• C-

• 373 Students
• 13:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Holliday Montessori School

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-6

• C-

• 394 Students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

African-Centered College Preparatory Academy - Elementary School (PK-5)

• Kansas City School District, MO
• PK, K-7

• C-

• 371 Students
• 16:1 Student-Teacher Ratio

African-Centered College Preparatory Academy - Secondary School

• Kansas City School District, MO
• 8-12
• 43 reviews

Senior: What I love so much about this school is that the staff here is so inspirational and this school made me appreciate my culture more than ever. I learn so much here about going into the real world on my own and I also learned about what I love. I have been inspired to continue to do what I love and forever chase my dream. Never will I ever take no for an answer. I've been exposed to different college options and I love that I had a chance to experience different colleges and different majors and now I know what I want to do with my life.
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• C-

• 700 Students
• 17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio