Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001263
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY
3701 N JACKSON, KANSAS CITY, MO 64117 · (816) 321-5050 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
247 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -10.9pp since 2021
Math
41.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 22.7% | 43.0% | 22.1% |
| Math | 15.1% | 26.5% | 25.9% | 32.2% |
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 | 34.7% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 40.9% |
| 2022-23 | 50.1% | 38.9% |
| 2021-22 | 45.6% | 36.3% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY this school | 346 | 71.4% | 41.8% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 356 | 68.8% | 32.4% |
| TOPPING ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 293 | 72.7% | 36.2% |
| MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 330 | 62.7% | 56.4% |
| MEADOW LANE ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 435 | 60.2% | 29.6% |
| JEFFRIES ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 405 | 64.9% | 38.5% |
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 CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #485 of 1,002 | #29 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #519 of 1,019 ▲ 8 | #28 of 41 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #713 of 1,018 ▼ 362 | #40 of 41 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.8pp | #281 of 943 | #11 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #555 of 1,294 | #28 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #542 of 950 | #16 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #41 of 953 | #9 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.4% | #312 of 1,165 | #3 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #256 of 684 | #13 of 34 |
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
346
0 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 346 | 26.2 | 13.2:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 29.5 | 13.1:1 | 75% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 29.6 | 12.1:1 | 72% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 80% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 29.3 | 14.2:1 | 82% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 73% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 59% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 42% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (416 to 346); teachers down 11% (29.3 to 26.2).
About CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, located in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Its enrollment is 346 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 is responsible for 33 schools, CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY included, with 21,252 students in all.
The student body at CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY has no majority group. White students lead at 47%. Enrollment also includes 24% Black, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 33 points below the 79% share among Clay County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
There are about 13.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY, which has 26.2. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 71%. For comparison, public schools in Clay County average 35%.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.1%.
Looking at the county, Clay County, the median household earns about $88,468 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Clay County has 80 public schools with about 41,553 students, including CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY.
EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER sits about 0.6 miles from CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 346 students in 2020-21 and 346 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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
Other Chouteau Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chouteau Elementary. CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Chouteau Elementary SchoolChouteau, OK · 157 students
Nearby schools
- EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER0.6 mi · 629
- WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 264
- TOPPING ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 293
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 185
- WINNETONKA HIGH1.7 mi · 1,238
- NORTHGATE MIDDLE2.0 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY?
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY serve?
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY?
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY?
CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY is overseen by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 in Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.