Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001395
Emerson Elem
1429 S 29th, Kansas City, KS 66106 · (913) 627-5900 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
158 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 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
55%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
47.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
56.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 | 47.6% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 44.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Emerson Elem
Emerson Elem's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Elem this school | 171 | 92.4% | 37.6% |
| Banneker Elem Kansas City | 268 | 88.4% | 19.2% |
| Douglass Elem Kansas City | 285 | 83.5% | 11.9% |
| Noble Prentis Elem Kansas City | 193 | 91.7% | 12.1% |
| Highland Park Central Topeka | 318 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
| Mark Twain Elem Kansas City | 222 | 92.3% | 25.0% |
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 Emerson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #395 of 625 | #5 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #148 of 625 | #1 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #348 of 625 | #6 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #576 of 714 | #37 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #31 of 658 | #8 of 37 |
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
171
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 171 | 16.5 | 10.4:1 | 92% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 15.9 | 11.4:1 | 89% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 16.4 | 11.1:1 | 93% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 15 | 10.9:1 | 93% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 14.5 | 13.3:1 | 96% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 11 | 20.6:1 | 78% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 94% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 90% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (193 to 171); teachers up 13% (14.5 to 16.5).
About Emerson Elem
In Kansas City, Kansas, part of Wyandotte County, Emerson Elem is an elementary school. A total of 171 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 45% smaller than average.
Emerson Elem is part of a district of 43 schools: Kansas City, with 21,538 students.
At Emerson Elem, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. It is also 23% Black, 6% White, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wyandotte County is roughly 34% Hispanic. Emerson Elem's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school's lunch program data list 92% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Wyandotte County average 75%.
The allk12 Grade for Emerson Elem is B. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Emerson Elem is a top-10% school in Kansas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.9% with an actual 37.6%.
Wyandotte County census figures show that the median household income is $63,631, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 62 public schools in Wyandotte County, enrolling about 30,713 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, New Stanley Elem is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Emerson Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 15.0% proficiency; Emerson Elem posts 37.6%.
Emerson Elem is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Emerson Elem's enrollment climbed 4%, to 171.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Emerson Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Emerson Elementary. Emerson Elem is the 36th largest of the 36.
- Emerson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 990 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 717 students
- Emerson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 669 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolEverett, WA · 662 students
- Emerson ElementaryCompton, CA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- New Stanley Elem0.5 mi · 251
- Silver City Elem0.5 mi · 1,495
- Argentine Middle0.6 mi · 519
- J C Harmon High0.8 mi · 1,285
- Beyond the Bell1.3 mi · 13
- John Fiske Elem1.4 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Emerson ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Emerson Elem?
Emerson Elem enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Emerson Elem serve?
Emerson Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Emerson Elem?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Emerson Elem.
How diverse is Emerson Elem?
Emerson Elem reports a student body of 6% White, 63% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Emerson Elem public or private?
Emerson 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.