Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001260
BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY
4100 NW BRIARCLIFF RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64116 · (816) 321-5030 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
169 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
MO avg 49.5% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
MO avg 48.7% . -12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
352
+11 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
% White
49%
was 52%
% Hispanic
21%
was 22%
% Black
16%
was 14%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY
Located at 4100 NW BRIARCLIFF RD, in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that teaches 352 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
Within NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, which oversees 33 schools and 21,252 students, BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clay County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 46.1%, a residual of -4.3 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).
Nearest neighbor: CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY has rose 3%, going from 341 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 487
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH1.7 mi · 1,719
- NORTHGATE MIDDLE1.8 mi · 689
- DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 566
- WEST ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 435
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH2.2 mi · 1,890
Frequently asked questions
About BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARYHow large is BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY?
BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 352 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY serve?
BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY have?
BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY are roughly 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY public or private?
BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.