Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001399
Bertram Caruthers Elem
1100 Waverly, Kansas City, KS 66104 · (913) 627-4750 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Kansas public elementary schools
- FTest 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
15.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
337 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 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
50%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
21.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
22.6%
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 23 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 | 21.3% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 17.4% |
% 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Bertram Caruthers Elem
Bertram Caruthers Elem's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertram Caruthers Elem this school | 364 | 92.6% | 16.6% |
| Quindaro Elem Kansas City | 325 | 95.4% | 21.8% |
| Banneker Elem Kansas City | 268 | 88.4% | 19.2% |
| Douglass Elem Kansas City | 285 | 83.5% | 11.9% |
| Midland Trail Kansas City | 495 | 88.3% | 36.3% |
| 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 Bertram Caruthers Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #593 of 625 | #27 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #524 of 625 | #16 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #597 of 625 | #25 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #259 of 714 | #17 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #464 of 539 | #29 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #241 of 540 | #28 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #28 of 658 | #7 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #321 of 377 | #26 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
364
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 364 | 23.4 | 15.6:1 | 93% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 23.3 | 14.8:1 | 97% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 25.3 | 13.9:1 | 96% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 16 | 22.7:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | 87% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 81% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 97% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 89% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 22 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bertram Caruthers Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (380 to 364); teachers down 7% (25.2 to 23.4).
About Bertram Caruthers Elem
Bertram Caruthers Elem is an elementary school located in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. The student body numbers 364 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Besides Bertram Caruthers Elem, Kansas City runs 42 other schools. The district enrolls 21,538 students.
Bertram Caruthers Elem is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wyandotte County's population at about 34%. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 15.6:1 comes from the school's 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The lunch program counts 93% of students at Bertram Caruthers Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Wyandotte County is 75%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Bertram Caruthers Elem receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bertram Caruthers Elem would score about 17.9%. It scores 16.6%, 1.2 points below that figure.
Wyandotte County census figures show that the median household income is $63,631, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Wyandotte County is home to 62 public schools and about 30,713 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Bridges/Wyandot Academy, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Bertram Caruthers Elem ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Bertram Caruthers Elem is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (363) to 2024-25 (364). Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.7:1 to 15.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bertram Caruthers Elem covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Bridges/Wyandot Academy0.6 mi · 15
- Carl B. Bruce Middle School0.7 mi · 821
- Sumner Academy of Arts & Science0.9 mi · 1,045
- Douglass Elem1.0 mi · 285
- School for Blind High1.1 mi · 27
- School for Blind Elementary1.1 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Bertram Caruthers ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Bertram Caruthers Elem?
Bertram Caruthers Elem enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bertram Caruthers Elem serve?
Bertram Caruthers Elem serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bertram Caruthers Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bertram Caruthers Elem is approximately 15.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bertram Caruthers Elem?
At Bertram Caruthers Elem, the student body is approximately 2% White, 65% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bertram Caruthers Elem public or private?
Bertram Caruthers 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.