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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001437
M E Pearson Elem
310 N 11th St, Kansas City, KS 66102 · (913) 627-3150 · Wyandotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Kansas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
574 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
33%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
20.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
15.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 | 20.7% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.8% | 12.6% |
% 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 M E Pearson Elem
M E Pearson Elem's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| M E Pearson Elem this school | 606 | 94.7% | 14.8% |
| Frances Willard Elem Kansas City | 434 | 89.6% | 18.9% |
| Cloud Elem Wichita | 580 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Irving Elementary Wichita | 447 | 95.5% | 16.5% |
| Colvin Elem Wichita | 571 | 94.2% | 11.8% |
| Chelsea Elem Kansas City | 557 | 86.7% | 17.4% |
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 M E Pearson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #603 of 625 | #30 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #576 of 625 | #25 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #607 of 625 | #29 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #25 of 714 | #3 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #351 of 539 | #22 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #379 of 540 | #33 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #14 of 658 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #285 of 377 | #25 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
606
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 606 | 42.8 | 14.2:1 | 95% (574) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 43.3 | 13.1:1 | 86% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 47.3 | 12.3:1 | 93% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 46 | 13.4:1 | 95% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 43.8 | 15.0:1 | 89% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 77% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 97% (593) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 48 | 14.6:1 | 92% (646) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for M E Pearson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (656 to 606); teachers down 2% (43.8 to 42.8).
About M E Pearson Elem
M E Pearson Elem is a high-enrollment elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 606 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
M E Pearson Elem is part of Kansas City, where 43 schools serve 21,538 students.
M E Pearson Elem's enrollment is 81% Hispanic. The school is also 8% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Wyandotte County residents. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.2:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 95% in 2024-25. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Wyandotte County is 20 points.
allk12 grades M E Pearson Elem a D. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 16.8%.
Among Wyandotte County residents, the median household income is $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. M E Pearson Elem is one of 62 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to M E Pearson Elem is McKinley Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, M E Pearson Elem is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around M E Pearson Elem as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (617) and 2024-25 (606).
The M E Pearson Elem community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Turner HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Sumner Academy of Arts & ScienceHigh · 1,045 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary School0.5 mi · 243
- School for Blind Elementary0.7 mi · 11
- School for Blind High0.7 mi · 27
- Douglass Elem0.8 mi · 285
- Whittier Elem0.8 mi · 502
- Central Middle0.9 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About M E Pearson ElemHow many students attend M E Pearson Elem?
M E Pearson Elem enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does M E Pearson Elem serve?
M E Pearson Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at M E Pearson Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at M E Pearson Elem is approximately 14.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at M E Pearson Elem?
Student demographics at M E Pearson Elem are roughly 5% White, 81% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is M E Pearson Elem in?
M E Pearson Elem is part of Kansas City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.