Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001388
Banneker Elem
2026 N 4th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101 · (913) 627-4700 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
237 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
20.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
20.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 19.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Banneker Elem
Banneker Elem's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banneker Elem this school | 268 | 88.4% | 19.2% |
| Bertram Caruthers Elem Kansas City | 364 | 92.6% | 16.6% |
| Douglass Elem Kansas City | 285 | 83.5% | 11.9% |
| Quindaro Elem Kansas City | 325 | 95.4% | 21.8% |
| Emerson Elem Kansas City | 171 | 92.4% | 37.6% |
| Highland Park Central Topeka | 318 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Banneker Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #575 of 625 | #22 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #546 of 625 | #21 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #605 of 625 | #27 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #430 of 714 | #27 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #237 of 539 | #13 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #229 of 540 | #26 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #58 of 658 | #16 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #24 of 377 | #2 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
268
-39 (-13%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 268 | 20.3 | 13.2:1 | 88% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 18.3 | 13.4:1 | 83% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 92% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 89% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 28.2 | 14.0:1 | 85% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 82% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 96% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 81% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banneker Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (396 to 268); teachers down 28% (28.2 to 20.3).
About Banneker Elem
Banneker Elem is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 268 students in 2024-25.
District-wide, Kansas City has 43 schools and 21,538 students.
At Banneker Elem, 64% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 27% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Wyandotte County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
Based on 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Banneker Elem has a ratio of 13.2:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 88%. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in Wyandotte County, the school's rate is higher.
Banneker Elem holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Kansas public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 19.8%.
The school's county is Wyandotte County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wyandotte County's 62 public schools enroll about 30,713 students and include Banneker Elem.
The closest school to Banneker Elem is Grant Elem, located about 0.5 miles away. Banneker Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Banneker Elem's average proficiency of 19.2% compares with 21.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Banneker Elem as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 307 in 2020-21 to 268 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Banneker Elem can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wyandotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kansas City
- Wyandotte HighHigh · 1,903 students
- Silver City ElemElementary · 1,495 students
- J C Harmon HighHigh · 1,285 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 students
- F L Schlagle HighHigh · 841 students
Other schools in Kansas City
- Wyandotte HighHigh · 1,903 students
- Silver City ElemElementary · 1,495 students
- J C Harmon HighHigh · 1,285 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Turner HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 students
Other Banneker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Banneker Elementary. Banneker Elem is the largest of the 2.
- Banneker ElementaryMiddleburg, VA · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Elem0.5 mi · 289
- Sumner Academy of Arts & Science0.8 mi · 1,045
- Douglass Elem1.0 mi · 285
- Bertram Caruthers Elem1.1 mi · 364
- Bridges/Wyandot Academy1.1 mi · 15
- School for Blind Elementary1.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Banneker ElemHow large is Banneker Elem?
Banneker Elem enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Banneker Elem serve?
Banneker Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Banneker Elem have?
Banneker Elem employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Banneker Elem?
Student demographics at Banneker Elem are roughly 4% White, 64% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Banneker Elem public or private?
Banneker Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kansas City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.