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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN MILLS C-1·NCES 291434003246
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
11115 BENNINGTON AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64134 · (816) 316-7100 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
427 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
60%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
24.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +12.1pp since 2021
Math
24.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.5pp 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 up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.2% | 16.0% | 36.4% | 39.2% |
| Math | 8.9% | 15.6% | 29.0% | 46.3% |
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 | 24.2% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.5% | 16.9% |
| 2022-23 | 17.7% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 12.1% | 10.0% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 427 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| WARFORD ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 407 | 100.0% | 19.1% |
| PRIMITIVO GARCIA ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 494 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| COMPASS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 335 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| IVELAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 441 | 100.0% | 29.7% |
| CENTER ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 314 | 100.0% | 9.3% |
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 ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #901 of 1,002 | #101 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #825 of 1,019 ▲ 83 | #84 of 126 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #872 of 1,018 ▲ 54 | #91 of 126 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.3pp | #52 of 943 | #8 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #307 of 1,294 | #43 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #864 of 950 | #111 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #177 of 953 | #61 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #89 of 1,165 | #21 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.1% | #20 of 684 | #3 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
427
-151 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
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 | 427 | 27.6 | 15.5:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 43.8 | 14.6:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 43.5 | 14.5:1 | 100% (629) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 48 | 12.0:1 | 99% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 55 | 13.9:1 | 100% (764) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 100% (790) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (764 to 427); teachers down 50% (55 to 27.6).
About ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 427 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students each.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1 totals 4,833 students.
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 10% White. That compares with about 22% Black among all Jackson County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 27.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is higher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. Public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
ERVIN 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.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 17.4% actual against 22.4% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jackson County, the median household income is $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 244 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 105,714 students in all.
Nearby, RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles away. ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 17.4% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 427, a 26% decrease from 578 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.0:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HICKMAN MILLS C-1
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 590 students
- WARFORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 361 students
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARYElementary · 356 students
- COMPASS ELEMENTARYElementary · 335 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 Ervin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ervin Elementary. ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Ervin Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 396 students
Nearby schools
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,299
- INGELS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 261
- COMPASS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 335
- DALE M THOMPSON/TRAILS WEST S1.3 mi · 22
- WARFORD ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 407
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLE2.0 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 427 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 10% White, 22% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 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.