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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001413
Frances Willard Elem
3400 Orville, Kansas City, KS 66102 · (913) 627-6100 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
389 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 51%
Community
6
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 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
30%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
18.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 | 18.3% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 25.7% |
% 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Frances Willard Elem
Frances Willard Elem's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Willard Elem this school | 434 | 89.6% | 18.9% |
| Linn Elementary Dodge City | 361 | 88.4% | 24.1% |
| Alta Brown Elem Garden City | 336 | 86.9% | 23.2% |
| Irving Elementary Wichita | 447 | 95.5% | 16.5% |
| Scott Dual Language Magnet Topeka | 402 | 91.5% | 28.0% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Liberal | 500 | 89.2% | 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 Frances Willard Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #577 of 625 | #23 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #539 of 625 | #18 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #615 of 625 | #32 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #135 of 714 | #13 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #197 of 539 | #12 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #407 of 540 | #34 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #52 of 658 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #263 of 377 | #23 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
434
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 434 | 33.6 | 12.9:1 | 90% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 33.9 | 11.8:1 | 96% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 32.3 | 12.6:1 | 92% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 92% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 35.6 | 13.4:1 | 87% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 81% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 95% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 76% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 13 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Willard Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (478 to 434); teachers down 6% (35.6 to 33.6).
About Frances Willard Elem
As a mid-sized elementary school, Frances Willard Elem serves students in Kansas City, Kansas. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 434 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 39% above that mark.
Kansas City includes 43 schools. Together they enroll 21,538 students.
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Black, 5% White, and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Staffing at Frances Willard Elem comes to 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. By family income, 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Wyandotte County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Frances Willard Elem lands at D, ahead of 9% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Frances Willard Elem would score about 19.3%. It scores 18.9%, within a point of that figure.
For the population of Wyandotte County, median household income comes to about $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Wyandotte County's 62 public schools enroll about 30,713 students and include Frances Willard Elem.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wyandotte High, is about 0.7 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Frances Willard Elem is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Frances Willard Elem's location as City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Frances Willard Elem had a net gain of 32 students, or 8%.
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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 Frances Willard Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Frances Willard Elementary. Frances Willard Elem is the largest of the 3.
- Frances Willard ElemArkansas City, KS · 281 students
- Frances Willard Elementary SchoolRock Island, IL · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Wyandotte High0.7 mi · 1,903
- Mark Twain Elem0.8 mi · 222
- Chelsea Elem1.2 mi · 557
- McKinley Elementary School1.3 mi · 243
- Eugene Ware Elem1.4 mi · 242
- M E Pearson Elem1.6 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Willard ElemHow many students attend Frances Willard Elem?
Frances Willard Elem enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Frances Willard Elem serve?
Frances Willard Elem serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Frances Willard Elem have?
Frances Willard Elem employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frances Willard Elem?
At Frances Willard Elem, the student body is approximately 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Frances Willard Elem?
Frances Willard Elem is overseen by Kansas City in Wyandotte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.