ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.

Located at 7401 NW BARRY RD, in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that teaches 403 students (grades K through 5), overseen by PARK HILL. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Within PARK HILL, which oversees 18 schools and 11,937 students, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Platte County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.

Across the wider county, Platte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,227 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. is one of 37 public schools in Platte County (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students).

PARK HILL HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 59% to 49% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.