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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001392
Chelsea Elem
2500 Wood, Kansas City, KS 66104 · (913) 627-5000 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
483 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
Student demographics
35%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
19.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
KS avg 38.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.8% | 11.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →
Where Chelsea Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #586 of 625 | #24 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #596 of 625 | #29 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #610 of 625 | #30 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #42 of 714 | #6 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #496 of 539 | #33 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #356 of 540 | #32 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #71 of 658 | #20 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #102 of 377 | #9 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
557
+42 (+8%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 557 | 33.6 | 16.6:1 | 87% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 35.3 | 15.2:1 | 81% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 38.9 | 14.8:1 | 84% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 88% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 47.5 | 14.9:1 | 89% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 82% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 97% (585) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 28 | 22.6:1 | 82% (522) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chelsea Elem.
About Chelsea Elem
Chelsea Elem is a high-enrollment elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, administered by Kansas City. It teaches 557 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 78% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Enrollment across the 43 schools in Kansas City totals 21,538 students.
At Chelsea Elem, 79% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 14% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Wyandotte County residents. The diversity index for Chelsea Elem is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Chelsea Elem has 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 3.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 87% at Chelsea Elem. That rate is above the 75% average among public schools in Wyandotte County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Chelsea Elem is 20.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.4%.
In the surrounding county, Wyandotte County, median household income comes to about $63,631, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 62, with about 30,713 students.
Carl B. Bruce Middle School is the nearest public school to Chelsea Elem, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Chelsea Elem comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 557, up from 515 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 14.7:1 to 16.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Chelsea Elem. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Carl B. Bruce Middle School0.6 mi · 821
- Mark Twain Elem0.6 mi · 222
- Wyandotte High0.7 mi · 1,903
- McKinley Elementary School1.0 mi · 243
- School for Blind Elementary1.0 mi · 11
- School for Blind High1.0 mi · 27
Frequently asked questions
About Chelsea ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Chelsea Elem?
Chelsea Elem enrolls approximately 557 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Chelsea Elem serve?
Chelsea Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chelsea Elem?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Chelsea Elem.
How diverse is Chelsea Elem?
Chelsea Elem reports a student body of 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Chelsea Elem public or private?
Chelsea 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.