Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER·NCES 290061203286
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3435 BROADWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 · (816) 499-8000 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
12.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
168 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 38% larger than its 4th grade class (37).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.8pp since 2021
Math
25.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.9% | 13.1% | 28.5% | 47.2% |
| Math | 13.1% | 12.0% | 26.3% | 48.3% |
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 | 24.0% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.4% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 30.8% | 18.4% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 244 | 68.9% | 28.2% |
| WESTRIDGE ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 319 | 72.7% | 15.8% |
| TOPPING ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 293 | 72.7% | 36.2% |
| SOUTHWOOD ELEM. RAYTOWN | 346 | 61.3% | 21.2% |
| BLUE RIDGE ELEM. RAYTOWN | 299 | 68.9% | 29.2% |
| NORFLEET ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 329 | 60.8% | 18.0% |
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #771 of 1,002 | #73 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #821 of 1,019 ▼ 111 | #82 of 126 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #876 of 1,018 ▼ 205 | #93 of 126 ▼ 34 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #397 of 943 | #61 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #842 of 1,294 | #120 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #392 of 950 | #38 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #81 of 953 | #25 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #329 of 1,165 | #68 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #101 of 251 | #17 of 37 |
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
244
-219 (-47%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 244 | 19.6 | 12.4:1 | 69% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 18.8 | 12.4:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 22.1 | 12.2:1 | 54% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 45% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 18.4 | 12.0:1 | 57% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (221 to 244); teachers up 7% (18.4 to 19.6).
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 244 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Missouri is roughly 315 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER serves 388 students across 2 schools.
At ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Black, at 50%. The school is also 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 22% Black share among all Jackson County residents. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.4 students per teacher. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 69%. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is higher.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 28.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.1%.
In the county around the school, Jackson County, the median household income is $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County is home to 244 public schools and about 105,714 public school students.
MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's enrollment figures are 463 for 2020-21 and 244 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.
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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
Related schools
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 Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Elementary. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLIMAX SPRINGS, MO · 113 students
Nearby schools
- MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 144
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 594
- Academie Lafayette Armour IMS0.4 mi · 295
- ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE ARMOUR IHS0.4 mi · 118
- ALTERNATIVE RESOURCE CTR.0.5 mi · 2
- ACADEMIE LAFAYETTE CHERRY ELEM0.6 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 50% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by CITIZENS OF THE WORLD CHARTER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.