| Index | Ward Parkway | Kansas City | Missouri |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 43% | 51% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 15:1 | 14:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 166 | 1,899 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 53 | 531 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 30 | 213 |
| Index | Ward Parkway | Kansas City | Missouri |
| Completed 8th grade | 96.0% | 86.4% | 86.0% |
| Completed high school | 95.7% | 85.6% | 84.2% |
| Completed some college | 84.9% | 62.7% | 57.7% |
| Completed associate degree | 64.5% | 40.2% | 35.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 55.9% | 33.0% | 27.6% |
| Completed masters | 24.1% | 12.3% | 10.4% |
| Completed professional degree | 8.2% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Riverside, MO | 3,103 | 85% | 72% |
| Westwood, KS | 1,747 | 75% | 51% |
| Leawood, KS | 33,763 | 70% | 43% |
| Prairie Village, KS | 21,824 | 65% | 32% |
| Raymore, MO | 20,107 | 62% | 25% |
| Kansas City, MO | 471,767 | 43% | 13% |
| City, State | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Mesa, AZ | 470,456 | 39% | 21% |
| Long Beach, CA | 469,793 | 37% | 25% |
| Sacramento, CA | 484,530 | 29% | 40% |
| Atlanta, GA | 456,378 | 28% | 44% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 449,733 | 82% | 67% |
| Kansas City, MO | 471,767 | 43% | 13% |
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