Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN MILLS C-1·NCES 291434000652
DOBBS ELEMENTARY
9400 EASTERN, KANSAS CITY, MO 64138 · (816) 316-7800 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- A+Three-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
12.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
320 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.6pp since 2021
Math
27.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +19.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 16.0% | 38.4% | 35.6% |
| Math | 8.4% | 19.0% | 30.9% | 41.5% |
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 | 25.7% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 13.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 13.4% |
| 2021-22 | 16.1% | 8.3% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 DOBBS ELEMENTARY
DOBBS ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOBBS ELEMENTARY this school | 320 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| Woerner Elem ST LOUIS | 349 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| SOUTH ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 302 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
| FREDA MARKLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD KANSAS CITY | 190 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH ST. LOUIS | 240 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| MANN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 261 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
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 DOBBS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #863 of 1,002 | #87 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #790 of 1,019 ▲ 143 | #75 of 126 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #855 of 1,018 ▲ 21 | #86 of 126 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.4pp | #44 of 943 | #5 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #638 of 1,294 | #95 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #474 of 950 | #46 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #121 of 953 | #39 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #83 of 1,165 | #15 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #401 of 684 | #64 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
320
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 320 | 24.9 | 12.9:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 24.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 21.9 | 14.7:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 99% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 100% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 80% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 47% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 30 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOBBS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (362 to 320); teachers down 8% (27 to 24.9).
About DOBBS ELEMENTARY
DOBBS ELEMENTARY is a public medium-sized elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 320 students.
HICKMAN MILLS C-1 includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 4,833 students.
At 54%, Black students outnumber all other groups at DOBBS ELEMENTARY combined. The remaining students are 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Jackson County, the Black share is about 22%. DOBBS ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1, with 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.4:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. Public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
The allk12 Grade for DOBBS ELEMENTARY is C. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for DOBBS ELEMENTARY is -1.1 points: 21.3% actual, 22.4% predicted.
Jackson County census figures show that median household income is about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 244 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 105,714 students.
The next-closest public school is SANTA FE ELEMENTARY, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of DOBBS ELEMENTARY. On proficiency, DOBBS ELEMENTARY is behind the 50.0% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put DOBBS ELEMENTARY inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment at DOBBS ELEMENTARY was 324 in 2020-21 and 320 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Other schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 590 students
- ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
- WARFORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 361 students
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARYElementary · 356 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
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 356
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER0.6 mi · 361
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 590
- TRUMAN ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 287
- SOUTH MIDDLE1.5 mi · 510
- FREDA MARKLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD1.5 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About DOBBS ELEMENTARYHow large is DOBBS ELEMENTARY?
DOBBS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
Is DOBBS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
DOBBS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does DOBBS ELEMENTARY have?
DOBBS ELEMENTARY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at DOBBS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at DOBBS ELEMENTARY are roughly 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 54% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is DOBBS ELEMENTARY public or private?
DOBBS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by HICKMAN MILLS C-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.