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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001266
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
4327 N HOLMES, KANSAS CITY, MO 64116 · (816) 321-5070 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
296 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
78%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
38.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.8pp since 2021
Math
26.4%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 23.0% | 40.2% | 21.3% |
| Math | 8.8% | 17.6% | 29.4% | 44.1% |
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 | 38.3% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 35.1% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 487 | 60.8% | 28.3% |
| WEST ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 435 | 65.1% | 39.1% |
| MEADOW LANE ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 435 | 60.2% | 29.6% |
| DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 566 | 64.5% | 34.7% |
| SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. COLUMBIA | 538 | 64.7% | 22.7% |
| CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTH Columbia | 458 | 41.5% | N/A |
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 CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #767 of 1,002 | #40 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #804 of 1,019 ▲ 25 | #40 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #631 of 1,018 ▲ 33 | #36 of 41 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #271 of 943 | #10 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #181 of 1,294 | #15 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #612 of 950 | #17 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #2 of 953 | #2 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #442 of 1,165 | #12 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #223 of 251 | #6 of 6 |
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
487
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 487 | 35.8 | 13.6:1 | 61% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 37.3 | 10.4:1 | 74% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 36.1 | 12.1:1 | 68% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 78% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 38.4 | 12.5:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 75% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 76% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 16% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 23 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (480 to 487); teachers down 7% (38.4 to 35.8).
About CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school that serves part of KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 487 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 is the district for CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. It has 33 schools and 21,252 students.
The biggest share of students at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, 30%, is White. The remaining shares are 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 10% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Clay County's population at about 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY scores 78%.
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY has 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1. The school's 13.6:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 61%. The rate at public schools in Clay County averages 35%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is 37.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.3%.
Clay County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $88,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 80 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,553, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY among them.
Of the public schools around it, CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is closest to BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.5%; CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY's is 28.3%, ranking 6th of 9.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% increase, from 474 to 487. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.5:1 to 13.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Crestview Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 12 states are named Crestview Elementary. CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY is the 9th largest of the 21.
- Crestview Elementary SchoolSpringfield, TN · 755 students
- Crestview ElementaryGreer, SC · 683 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 609 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 591 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 578 students
Nearby schools
- BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 352
- NORTHGATE MIDDLE1.0 mi · 689
- DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 566
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH1.9 mi · 1,719
- OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 277
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
At CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 30% White, 17% Hispanic, 28% Black, 10% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY?
CRESTVIEW 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.