Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001405
Noble Prentis Elem
2337 S 14th Street, Kansas City, KS 66103 · (913) 627-5250 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% 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
11.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
177 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 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
62%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
20.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
8.3%
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 8 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 | 20.8% | 8.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 11.3% |
% 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
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Noble Prentis Elem
Noble Prentis Elem's state test result (12.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Prentis Elem this school | 193 | 91.7% | 12.1% |
| Thomas A Edison Elem Kansas City | 244 | 86.9% | 23.1% |
| Harry Street Elem Wichita | 310 | 94.5% | 11.2% |
| Highland Park Central Topeka | 318 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
| Emerson Elem Kansas City | 171 | 92.4% | 37.6% |
| New Stanley Elem Kansas City | 251 | 92.0% | 16.9% |
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 Noble Prentis Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #618 of 625 | #34 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #614 of 625 | #34 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #606 of 625 | #28 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #550 of 714 | #36 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #37 of 658 | #11 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #128 of 377 | #11 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
193
-45 (-19%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 193 | 16.5 | 11.7:1 | 92% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 15.3 | 12.4:1 | 93% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 19.8 | 10.9:1 | 91% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 13 | 18.3:1 | 91% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 14.7 | 16.1:1 | 83% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 13 | 18.5:1 | 71% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 91% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 77% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 15 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noble Prentis Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (236 to 193); teachers up 12% (14.7 to 16.5).
About Noble Prentis Elem
Noble Prentis Elem is the name of a small elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas. School enrollment was 193 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Noble Prentis Elem is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, which enrolls 21,538 students in total.
A majority of students at Noble Prentis Elem, 55%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 22% White, 15% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Wyandotte County, the Hispanic share is about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at Noble Prentis Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1 at Noble Prentis Elem, with 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 92% of enrollment. Among public schools in Wyandotte County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Noble Prentis Elem receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Noble Prentis Elem is 6.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 12.1% actual, 18.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
Wyandotte County census figures show that median household income is about $63,631, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 62 public schools operate in Wyandotte County, serving about 30,713 students.
J C Harmon High is located about 0.7 miles from Noble Prentis Elem. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 12.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Noble Prentis Elem is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Noble Prentis Elem went from 238 students to 193. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 18.3 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- J C Harmon High0.7 mi · 1,285
- Thomas A Edison Elem0.9 mi · 244
- Argentine Middle0.9 mi · 519
- Silver City Elem1.0 mi · 1,495
- Beyond the Bell1.4 mi · 13
- Roesland Elem1.4 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Noble Prentis ElemHow large is Noble Prentis Elem?
Noble Prentis Elem enrolls approximately 193 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Noble Prentis Elem serve?
Noble Prentis Elem serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Noble Prentis Elem?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Noble Prentis Elem.
What is the student diversity at Noble Prentis Elem?
Student demographics at Noble Prentis Elem are roughly 22% White, 55% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Noble Prentis Elem?
Noble Prentis Elem is overseen by Kansas City in Wyandotte County.
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