The brief
A Division of Youth Service high school serving grades 6th – 12th.
Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. is listed in Division of Youth Service, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 64156; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Kansas City school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $128,672
- Median home value
- $395,000
- Median rent
- $1,464/mo
- College educated
- 49.6%
- Homeownership
- 71.7%
- Poverty rate
- 2.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 64156; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 19
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 0
- Minimal Transit
- Bike Score
- 19
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 5,332/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Kansas City. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Kansas City), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Advanced STEM courses
- 1 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
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Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. serve?
Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. serves students in grades 6th through 12th.
How many students attend Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr.?
Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. has an enrollment of approximately 25 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr.?
The student-teacher ratio at Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. is 3.6:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
Is Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. a charter school?
No, Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. a Title I school?
No, Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr.?
88.0% of students at Northwest Reg. Youth Ctr. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 6th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 25
- Student-teacher ratio
- 3.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7
- Free or reduced lunch
- 88.0%
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Clay County
- Phone
- (816) 734-2120
- 4-year graduation
- <50%
- Class of 2023
- Schools in district
- 41
- District spending per student
- Not available
- The source marked this value as not applicable.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 64156)
- 7,977
- Area average commute
- 26.7 min
- Area median age
- 35.2
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Missouri Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.