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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001264
CLARDY ELEMENTARY
8100 N TROOST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64118 · (816) 321-5060 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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
16.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
201 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 111 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%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
46.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.5pp since 2021
Math
43.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.5% | 24.9% | 38.2% | 15.2% |
| Math | 18.1% | 24.9% | 29.1% | 27.7% |
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 | 46.4% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.2% | 50.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 50.9% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 CLARDY ELEMENTARY
CLARDY ELEMENTARY's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARDY ELEMENTARY this school | 477 | 42.1% | 44.8% |
| ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 403 | 43.7% | 37.6% |
| JOHN NOWLIN ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 460 | 38.0% | 54.9% |
| FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 401 | 41.6% | 61.4% |
| MONROE ELEM. ST CHARLES | 366 | 47.8% | 49.5% |
| JAMES WALKER ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 456 | 49.8% | 77.2% |
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 CLARDY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #425 of 1,002 | #23 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #484 of 1,019 ▲ 13 | #25 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #421 of 1,018 ▼ 64 | #25 of 41 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.7pp | #100 of 943 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #191 of 1,294 | #17 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #904 of 950 | #41 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #143 of 953 | #16 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #783 of 1,165 | #19 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #613 of 684 | #33 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
477
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 32.1 | 15.5:1 | 46% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 30.6 | 16.2:1 | 41% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 31.1 | 15.9:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 24 | 20.6:1 | 38% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 45% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 40% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLARDY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (493 to 477); teachers down 7% (31.1 to 29).
About CLARDY ELEMENTARY
CLARDY ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, administered by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. A federal count lists 477 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
CLARDY ELEMENTARY is in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, a district with 21,252 students across 33 schools.
White students account for 57% of enrollment at CLARDY ELEMENTARY. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 11% Black, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Clay County residents. By the diversity index, CLARDY ELEMENTARY comes in at 62%.
Its 29 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for CLARDY ELEMENTARY is B-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CLARDY ELEMENTARY is 44.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Clay County, median household income is about $88,468, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. CLARDY ELEMENTARY is among the 80 public schools in Clay County.
The nearest other public school, OAK PARK HIGH, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CLARDY ELEMENTARY. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, CLARDY ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 447 in 2020-21 and 477 in 2024-25, a rise of 30 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- OAK PARK HIGH0.4 mi · 1,755
- GASHLAND ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 218
- MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 35
- LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 501
- PATHFINDER ELEM.2.1 mi · 409
- GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER2.1 mi · 882
Frequently asked questions
About CLARDY ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CLARDY ELEMENTARY?
CLARDY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 477 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CLARDY ELEMENTARY serve?
CLARDY ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at CLARDY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at CLARDY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CLARDY ELEMENTARY?
CLARDY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees CLARDY ELEMENTARY?
CLARDY 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.