Silver City Elem

Silver City Elem, a sizable K-5 school in Kansas City, Kansas, part of Kansas City, works with 1,495 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 378% above the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Silver City Elem is one of 43 schools operated by Kansas City, a district that serves 21,538 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Silver City Elem records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 27% Black, 9% Asian, 9% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 44.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Silver City Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wyandotte County indicate 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. In all, Wyandotte County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students), of which Silver City Elem is one.

The closest other public school is J C Harmon High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Silver City Elem comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 18.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 410%: 293 students in 2018 compared to 1,495 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 44.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Silver City Elem typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.