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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640000818

CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

4600 ELMWOOD AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64130 · (816) 418-4925 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
468 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
60
Kindergarten
77
Grade 1
73
Grade 2
66
Grade 3
53
Grade 4
46
Grade 5
53
Grade 6
40
Student demographics
White
112%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
34474%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 9%
Black
9420%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
23149%
Female
23751%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
41.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -30.4pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
MO avg 48.7% . -24.1pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
468
+128 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.5:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
74%
was 88%
% Black
20%
was 11%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Set in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, overseen by KANSAS CITY 33. It works with 468 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 315.

Across the 31 schools in KANSAS CITY 33 (15,079 students total), CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 20% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

GENESIS SCHOOL INC. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 38% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 468). The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 74% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Jackson County at a glance

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Population
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students

Quick facts

School name
CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
District
KANSAS CITY 33
Address
4600 ELMWOOD AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64130
Phone
(816) 418-4925
County
Jackson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
468
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
468 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
291640000818
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
How large is CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL serve?
CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
At CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 74% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL public or private?
CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by KANSAS CITY 33.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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