The Plaza Academy
Tel:
(816) 561-0770
- The Plaza Academy provides individualized academic, therapeutic, and civic education in an ownership-based environment that empowers our non-traditional learners to graduate high school and become successful young adults.
Quick Stats (2021)
- Grades: 7-12
- Students: 60 students
- Average class size: 8 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Top Placements
The Plaza Academy places among the top 20% of private schools in Missouri for:
- Category Attribute
- Advanced Degrees Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees
School Overview
| School Type | Alternative School |
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Private Special Education Centers Alternative School Network AdvancED |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered | Grades 7-12 |
| Offers Post-Graduate Year | Yes |
| ADD/ADHD Support | Yes |
| Learning Difference Programs | Yes |
| Learning Programs Supported | All |
| Year Founded | 1974 |
| Summer School Offered | Yes |
| Summer Program Details | Link to Summer Program Details |
Student Body
| Total Students | 60 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 52% State avg.: 17% |
| Students by Grade |
|
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 11 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 5:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| % Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 90% |
| Average Class Size | 8 students |
| List of Courses Offered | Link to List of Courses |
| Average ACT score | 24 |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 5 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Club or Organization: Anime Club, Gardening, Video Game Club Arts and Music Programs: Art Classes, Beat Academy full studio music class |
School Notes
- http://www.plazaacademy.org/what-we-do.html
- The Plaza Academy is a school in which our staff, students, and parents work together to achieve academic, social, and familial success for teenagers who have been unsuccessful at traditional schools. We offer rigorous college preparatory academics in an environment that encourages critical and creative thinking through both verbal and written expression. The Plaza Academy designs curricula to meet the needs of teenagers and their families as we prepare students for college and other post-high school environments. Our civic education model and therapeutic curriculum teaches our students to take control and have ownership over their own livelihood. The Plaza Academy prepares our non-traditional learners for their type of adult success whether they matriculate to college and/or enter the workforce directly to begin providing for themselves.
Related Schools
Show me:
- People that viewed The Plaza Academy also viewed these schools: Kansas City Academy, Grandview Christian School, Blue Ridge Christian School, Heart Of America Christian Academy and Notre Dame De Sion School.
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Kansas City Grades: 6-12 | 74 students
5 miles
7933 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 444-5225 5 6-12
74 - Grandview Grades: PK-12 | 112 students
11.1 miles
12340 Grandview Rd
Grandview, MO 64030
(816) 767-8630 11.1 PK-12
112 - Kansas CityBlue Ridge Christian School(Christian)Grades: PK-12 | 102 students
7.8 miles
15710 Calvary Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64138
(816) 358-0950 7.8 PK-12
102 - Kansas CityHeart Of America Christian Academy(Pentecostal)Grades: NS-12 | 281 students
7.5 miles
7600 Blue Ridge
Kansas City, MO 64138
(816) 356-6380 7.5 NS-12
281 - Kansas City Grades: NS-12 | 590 students
8.3 miles
10631 Wornall Rd
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 942-3282 8.3 NS-12
590
School Reviews
Recent Articles
Whether you are just beginning the process of choosing a private school or several months into it, make sure that you keep these five 'must haves' front and center in your thinking.
Are charter schools private schools? What do vouchers have to do with private schools? Some answers here.
You cannot rank private schools. We explain why.
