Gloria Willis Middle School

Gloria Willis Middle School is a public middle school in Kansas City, KS, part of Kansas City, Kansas (USD 500), serving grades 6–8 with 737 students.

• Metro grade F: 10th percentile among rated KC-metro middle schools on Kansas assessment proficiency (our A–F, metro-relative, not a state rating).
• Ranked #197 of 206 Kansas middle schools by 2024-25 state-test proficiency.
• ELA proficiency 16.8% (district 21.6%, state 44.5%).
• Math proficiency 9.8% (district 14.6%, state 38.7%).
• Science proficiency 8.3% (district 14.7%, state 41.4%).
• Student–teacher ratio about ~18.9:1.
• Open-enrollment seats posted for 2026-27: 18.
• Building opened 2019.
• Title I school.

Feeder pattern

K–5 Eugene Ware Elementary → K–5 Hazel Grove Elementary → K–5 Lindbergh Elementary → K–5 West Park Elementary School → 6–8 Gloria Willis Middle School → 9–12 F L Schlagle High

Contact

1735 N. 64th Terrace, Kansas City, KS 66102 · (913) 627-6300 · School website

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