GASHLAND ELEMENTARY

GASHLAND ELEMENTARY is one of the cozy primary schools in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, with 218 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 315.

Across the 33 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 (21,252 students total), GASHLAND ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, GASHLAND ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest consists of 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GASHLAND ELEMENTARY logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GASHLAND ELEMENTARY is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).

CLARDY ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GASHLAND ELEMENTARY.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GASHLAND ELEMENTARY has decreased 19%, going from 269 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 59%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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