Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001398
Grant Elem
1510 N 4th St, Kansas City, KS 66101 · (913) 627-4300 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
277 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 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
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
18.3%
KS avg 44.5% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
7.5%
KS avg 38.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
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 8 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 10.1% | 7.6% |
% 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
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Grant Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #625 of 625 | #36 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #618 of 625 | #36 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #614 of 625 | #31 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #393 of 714 | #24 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #280 of 539 | #16 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #123 of 540 | #16 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #5 of 658 | #2 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #200 of 377 | #20 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
289
-72 (-20%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 289 | 21.4 | 13.5:1 | 96% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 23.3 | 13.5:1 | 93% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 25.3 | 11.4:1 | 96% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 93% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 26.3 | 12.6:1 | 98% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 80% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 96% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 13 | 24.7:1 | 88% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elem.
About Grant Elem
Grant Elem is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Kansas City, Kansas. It enrolls 289 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Kansas City has 21,538 students in 43 schools, and Grant Elem is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Grant Elem is Hispanic, with 44% of students. Other groups make up 42% Black, 6% White, 3% Pacific Islander, and 3% Asian. Wyandotte County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school's 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wyandotte County average 75%.
Grant Elem's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.2% is 6.1 points below the 16.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
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 Grant Elem.
Banneker Elem, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Grant Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Grant Elem places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 289 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 361.
This page collects posts and questions about Grant Elem, such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Banneker Elem0.5 mi · 268
- Sumner Academy of Arts & Science0.6 mi · 1,045
- Douglass Elem0.8 mi · 285
- School for Blind High1.1 mi · 27
- School for Blind Elementary1.1 mi · 11
- Bertram Caruthers Elem1.3 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Elem?
Grant Elem enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Grant Elem serve?
Grant Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Grant Elem have?
Grant Elem employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Grant Elem?
Grant Elem reports a student body of 6% White, 44% Hispanic, 42% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Grant Elem public or private?
Grant Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kansas City.
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