Bertram Caruthers Elem

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Kansas City, Kansas, Bertram Caruthers Elem hosts 364 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Kansas City.

Kansas City runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 21,538 students. Bertram Caruthers Elem is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Bertram Caruthers Elem logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 28% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Bertram Caruthers Elem higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Wyandotte County (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Bertram Caruthers Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 17.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wyandotte County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,631 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Bertram Caruthers Elem is one of 62 public schools in Wyandotte County (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students).

Bridges/Wyandot Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bertram Caruthers Elem ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Bertram Caruthers Elem's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 380 (now 364). Hispanic enrollment moved from 41% to 65% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.