Noble Prentis Elem

Located at 2337 S 14th Street, in Kansas City, Kansas, Noble Prentis Elem is a close-knit primary school that works with 193 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Kansas City. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 313.

Across the 43 schools in Kansas City (21,538 students total), Noble Prentis Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Noble Prentis Elem logs that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 22% White, 15% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 92% of students at Noble Prentis Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wyandotte County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Noble Prentis Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.1%.

Around the school, census data for Wyandotte County shows median household earnings sit near $63,631, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Noble Prentis Elem is one of 62 public schools in Wyandotte County (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students).

Nearest neighbor: J C Harmon High, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Noble Prentis Elem at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 22.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 236 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 29% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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