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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY·NCES 200795001434
Welborn Elem
5200 Leavenworth Rd, Kansas City, KS 66104 · (913) 627-4450 · Wyandotte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- FBeats 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
14.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
447 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
72%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
23.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
7.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 24 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 | 23.5% | 7.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 6.1% |
% 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
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Welborn Elem
Welborn Elem's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welborn Elem this school | 504 | 88.7% | 14.1% |
| Hazel Grove Elem Kansas City | 537 | 87.0% | 25.4% |
| Stony Point North Kansas City | 300 | 85.3% | 24.6% |
| Adams Elem Wichita | 446 | 95.7% | 16.6% |
| West Park Elementary School Kansas City | 534 | 83.0% | 17.1% |
| Jefferson Elem Wichita | 381 | 91.9% | 17.5% |
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 Welborn Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #607 of 625 | #32 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #617 of 625 | #35 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #592 of 625 | #23 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #71 of 714 | #10 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #383 of 539 | #23 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #27 of 540 | #5 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #57 of 658 | #15 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #347 of 377 | #29 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
504
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 504 | 34.5 | 14.6:1 | 89% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 33.2 | 14.6:1 | 93% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 41.2 | 11.4:1 | 91% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 95% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 89% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 76% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 88% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 70% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welborn Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (515 to 504); teachers down 4% (36 to 34.5).
About Welborn Elem
Welborn Elem is a large elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, one of the schools in Kansas City. The school counted 504 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 61% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
The 43 schools in Kansas City enroll 21,538 students altogether, Welborn Elem among them.
Of every 100 students at Welborn Elem, about 42 are Hispanic, the largest group. The remaining students are 28% Black, 11% White, 11% Asian, and 8% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Welborn Elem has 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6:1. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. The rate at public schools in Wyandotte County averages 75%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Welborn Elem lands at F, ahead of 2% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Welborn Elem posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.1%, compared with a predicted 19.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Wyandotte County show that median household income comes to about $63,631, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wyandotte County counts 62 public schools with about 30,713 students.
Welborn Elem is about 1.2 miles from West Park Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 14.8% on proficiency, and Welborn Elem is below that at 14.1%.
The NCES locale for Welborn Elem is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
- West Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 534
- F L Schlagle High1.3 mi · 841
- Eugene Ware Elem1.6 mi · 242
- Gloria Willis Middle School1.8 mi · 737
- Hazel Grove Elem1.9 mi · 537
- Quindaro Elem2.1 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Welborn ElemHow large is Welborn Elem?
Welborn Elem enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-05.
Is Welborn Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Welborn Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Welborn Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Welborn Elem is approximately 14.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Welborn Elem?
At Welborn Elem, the student body is approximately 11% White, 42% Hispanic, 28% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Welborn Elem public or private?
Welborn Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kansas City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.