Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001408
Frank Rushton Elem
2605 W 43rd Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66103 · (913) 627-3050 · Wyandotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- A-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
15.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
289 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
63%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
51.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
49.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 51.1% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 42.8% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% 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 15 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 Frank Rushton Elem
Frank Rushton Elem's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Rushton Elem this school | 359 | 80.5% | 38.7% |
| Douglass Elem Kansas City | 285 | 83.5% | 11.9% |
| West Park Elementary School Kansas City | 534 | 83.0% | 17.1% |
| Midland Trail Kansas City | 495 | 88.3% | 36.3% |
| Griffith Elem Wichita | 370 | 87.6% | 20.6% |
| Florence Wilson Elem Garden City | 376 | 73.7% | 32.2% |
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 Frank Rushton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #380 of 625 | #4 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #218 of 625 | #2 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #295 of 625 | #4 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #268 of 714 | #18 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #416 of 539 | #25 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #124 of 540 | #17 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #109 of 658 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #79 of 151 | N/A |
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
359
+39 (+12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 359 | 23.9 | 15.0:1 | 81% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 20.3 | 15.8:1 | 77% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 23.3 | 13.4:1 | 84% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 84% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 24.8 | 13.3:1 | 83% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 73% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 90% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 77% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 24 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank Rushton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (330 to 359); teachers down 3% (24.8 to 23.9).
About Frank Rushton Elem
Frank Rushton Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, administered by Kansas City. The student body numbers 359 students, from pre-K through 5.
Frank Rushton Elem is a school in Kansas City. The district has 43 schools and 21,538 students.
Frank Rushton Elem is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 12% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 34% of Wyandotte County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Frank Rushton Elem operates with 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.0:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. About 81% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Frank Rushton Elem a B. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Frank Rushton Elem is in the top 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.7% is 15.0 points above the 23.6% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Wyandotte County has these Census figures: 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. In all, Wyandotte County has 62 public schools and roughly 30,713 students.
The closest public school, Westwood View Elem, is about 0.8 miles from Frank Rushton Elem. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Frank Rushton Elem ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Federal data show a 12% enrollment rise, from 320 in 2020-21 to 359 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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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
- Westwood View Elem0.8 mi · 321
- Rosedale Middle0.9 mi · 501
- GORDON PARKS ELEM.1.0 mi · 131
- ALLEN VILLAGE PRIMARY ACADEMY1.1 mi · 66
- ALLEN VILLAGE JUNIOR ACADEMY1.1 mi · 92
- ALLEN VILLAGE PRESCHOOL1.1 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Frank Rushton ElemHow many students attend Frank Rushton Elem?
Frank Rushton Elem enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Frank Rushton Elem serve?
Frank Rushton Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Frank Rushton Elem have?
Frank Rushton Elem employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Frank Rushton Elem?
Frank Rushton Elem reports a student body of 12% White, 55% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank Rushton Elem?
Frank Rushton 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.