Kansas City Middle School of the Arts

King Middle School, located in Kansas City, Mo., provides general academic education to students in grades six through eight. The school is a part of the Kansas City, Missouri School District, which was established in 1867. The school district serves more than 26,000 students and employs over 4,000 teachers. It offers a variety of sports activities, such as football, basketball, soccer and volleyball. Its range of extracurricular activities includes visual arts, music, drama and dance. The Kansas City, Missouri School District also organizes several educational and cultural events. In addition, the school district provides guidance, counseling and medical care. It operates a parent-teacher association that conducts several fundraising programs. The school district also offers special education programs to gifted and talented students. The Kansas City, Missouri School District operates more than 50 elementary, middle and high schools.

Paseo Academy, located in Kansas City, Mo., offers a wide range of fine and performing arts classes to students in grades nine through 12. The school organizes various theater and dance auditions, creative writing classes, instrumental music and visual arts programs. The institute also offers programs, such as metro choir, string festival, instrumental fall concert, band and orchestra auditions, acting recitals and writing competitions. The school has various facilities, including city and recital hall, theater and auditorium. It organizes debate competitions that involve students of more than 1,300 schools throughout the state. It additionally has an advisory council that provides group and individual counseling to students and parents.

The mission of Paseo Academy is to provide rigorous and effective instruction leading students to achieve proficient and advanced mastery of academics and the arts while meeting the needs of individual students.