Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER 58·NCES 290825000224
CENTER ELEM.
8401 EUCLID AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64132 · (816) 349-3444 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Missouri public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
314 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CENTER 58. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
12.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.5pp since 2021
Math
9.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.7% | 8.9% | 37.3% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.6% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.7% | 3.4% |
| 2022-23 | 12.2% | 9.1% |
| 2021-22 | 15.1% | 9.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
9.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
Schools most like CENTER ELEM.
CENTER ELEM.'s state test result (9.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER ELEM. this school | 314 | 100.0% | 9.3% |
| FAXON ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| INDIAN CREEK ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 285 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 360 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| GARRETT ELEM. HAZELWOOD | 309 | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| INGELS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 261 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
Matched among Missouri 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 CENTER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #964 of 1,002 | #118 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #972 of 1,019 ▲ 34 | #118 of 126 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #969 of 1,018 ▲ 6 | #114 of 126 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #326 of 943 | #50 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #654 of 1,294 | #98 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #364 of 950 | #34 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #292 of 953 | #80 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #41 of 1,165 | #12 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #443 of 684 | #68 of 92 |
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
314
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 314 | 25.6 | 12.3:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 25.1 | 13.7:1 | 100% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 26.1 | 13.3:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 99% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 25.7 | 13.6:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 91% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 97% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (349 to 314); teachers down 1% (25.7 to 25.6).
About CENTER ELEM.
CENTER ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. School enrollment was 314 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
CENTER 58 is responsible for 7 schools, CENTER ELEM. included, with 2,339 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, CENTER ELEM. is 66% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% White. In Jackson County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, CENTER ELEM. comes in at 53%.
The school reports 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 60%.
CENTER ELEM. is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CENTER ELEM. is 13.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 9.3% actual, 22.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the county around the school, Jackson County, median household income is about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CENTER ELEM. is among the 244 public schools in Jackson County.
The nearest public school is CENTER SR. HIGH, at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CENTER ELEM. places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for CENTER ELEM. is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (311) to 2024-25 (314).
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in CENTER 58
- CENTER SR. HIGHHigh · 679 students
- CENTER MIDDLEMiddle · 493 students
- INDIAN CREEK ELEM.Elementary · 285 students
- BOONE ELEM.Elementary · 247 students
- RED BRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
- YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNINGElementary · 120 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
Other CENTER Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named CENTER Elementary. CENTER ELEM. is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Center Elementary SchoolTewksbury, MA · 812 students
- Center ElementaryFairfield, CA · 640 students
- Center ElementaryHanover, MA · 582 students
- Center Elementary SchoolChelmsford, MA · 480 students
- Center Elementary SchoolCENTER, TX · 476 students
Nearby schools
- CENTER SR. HIGH0.9 mi · 679
- ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS1.0 mi · 244
- JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 360
- BOONE ELEM.1.7 mi · 247
- YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNING1.7 mi · 120
- B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About CENTER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CENTER ELEM.?
CENTER ELEM. enrolls approximately 314 students in grades KG-05.
Is CENTER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CENTER ELEM. have?
CENTER ELEM. employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is CENTER ELEM.?
CENTER ELEM. reports a student body of 6% White, 17% Hispanic, 66% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTER ELEM.?
CENTER ELEM. is overseen by CENTER 58 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.