ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary-level community in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within HICKMAN MILLS C-1, caters to 427 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 36% larger than that benchmark.

Within HICKMAN MILLS C-1, which oversees 11 schools and 4,833 students, ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% White. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 41.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

The closest other public school is RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 44%, going from 764 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 72% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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