Frontier School of Excellence

Name

Frontier School of Excellence

Legal name

Frontier School of Excellence

Website

https://kcfse.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Frontier School of Excellence is a K-12 public charter school in Kansas City, Missouri, offering STEM-focused education from preschool through high school, with virtual learning and gifted programs. It operates tuition-free via per-pupil state and federal education allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Career & Technical Education (CTE) Schools (EDAJACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gifted & Talented Education (GATE) Programs (EDAJAGAA), Virtual Test Prep & Online Supplemental Instruction (K–12) (EDAJADAI)

Keywords

• K-12 education
• STEM charter school
• College readiness programs
• Virtual learning services
• Gifted education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Frontier School of Excellence is a public charter K-12 school in Kansas City, Missouri that delivers a STEM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) educational program. It offers core K-12 instruction along with specialized programs including Virtual Learning, Gifted Education, Preschool, and a High School college-preparation program, all free of tuition and funded through per-pupil state and federal allocations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Education Programs
• Virtual Learning Program
• Gifted Education
• Preschool Program
• High School Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Broad incumbents

• Stride (formerly K12 Inc.): A large operator of online K-12 learning programs and blended charter schools. Comparable on the virtual learning and online K-12 delivery dimension where Frontier already offers a Virtual Learning Program.
• Green Dot Public Schools: Operates a portfolio of tuition-free public charter schools serving urban communities with college-prep orientations. Comparable as a multi-site public charter operator targeting similar family demographics.
• National Heritage Academies: Operates a large portfolio of public charter schools across multiple states with a structured curriculum. Comparable as a multi-campus public charter operator dependent on per-pupil state funding.
• KIPP Charter Schools: One of the largest national charter school networks operating college-prep schools, often with STEM or specialized academic foci. Comparable as a public charter K-12 operator reliant on per-pupil funding and similar community-focused marketing.

Emerging players

• Academica: A charter school management organization that supports the operation of multiple charter schools in Florida and other states. Comparable as an operational peer for charter school operators working with state per-pupil funding.

Direct peers

• Harmony Public Schools: A Texas-based charter network explicitly built around STEM education and college readiness. Highly comparable mission fit to Frontier's STEM and college-prep positioning.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: A high-performing urban charter school network with rigorous K-12 academics and STEM-forward programming. Comparable as a tuition-free public charter serving families in a single metro area.
• IDEA Public Schools: A large charter network with a strong STEM and college-readiness focus and significant virtual learning infrastructure. Comparable on STEM curriculum emphasis, college-prep mission, and public-charter funding model.
• BASIS Charter Schools: A STEM-intensive K-12 charter school network widely recognized for academic rigor and college readiness. Highly comparable given Frontier's STEM focus, college-readiness mission, and charter funding model.
• Explore Academy Charter Schools: A growing charter network with an explicit STEM and project-based learning focus. Comparable to Frontier's STEM emphasis and charter-school tuition-free model.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/frontier-school-of-excellence

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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