Thomas A Edison Elem

Thomas An Edison Elem is a modestly sized elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, overseen by Kansas City. The school instructs 244 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Thomas An Edison Elem logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% White, 13% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wyandotte County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thomas An Edison Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.6%; this one delivers 23.1%.

Zooming out to the county, 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. Thomas An Edison Elem is one of 62 public schools in Wyandotte County (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students).

Nearest neighbor: Roesland Elem, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thomas An Edison Elem ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 27%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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