ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a close-knit elementary-level community in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, overseen by CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER. Current enrollment sits at 244 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 23% below that benchmark.

Within CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER, which oversees 2 schools and 388 students, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 77.5%, a residual of +27.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Jackson County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 221 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 20% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.