Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640002529
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY
335 N ELMWOOD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64123 · (816) 418-3285 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
406 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
MO avg 49.5% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 78.7% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY this school | 406 | 100.0% | 68.5% |
| WHITTIER ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 550 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| NAHED CHAPMAN NEW AMERICAN ACA ST. LOUIS | 332 | 100.0% | 47.5% |
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 531 | 100.0% | 68.7% |
| KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE KANSAS CITY | 662 | 100.0% | 64.8% |
| JAMES ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 328 | 100.0% | 57.8% |
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 GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #119 of 968 | #14 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #168 of 974 ▼ 59 | #20 of 126 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #490 of 974 ▼ 93 | #63 of 126 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #370 of 1,294 | #51 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #323 of 950 | #29 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #83 of 953 | #26 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #113 of 1,165 | #36 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #185 of 684 | #30 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
406
+49 (+14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 406 | 33.6 | 12.1:1 | 100% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 36.6 | 11.0:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 35 | 10.2:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 38.2 | 13.3:1 | 100% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 99% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 76% (464) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (508 to 406); teachers down 12% (38.2 to 33.6).
About GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is a public medium-sized elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school had 406 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
KANSAS CITY 33 is the local district for GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY. It runs 31 schools with 15,079 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY, with 48% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black, 16% Asian, and 8% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 11%. By the diversity index, GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY comes in at 68%.
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY counts 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.1 students for each one. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.4% at GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.5%.
Federal survey data for Jackson County show that median household income is about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 244 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 105,714 students.
The school nearest to GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is NORTHEAST HIGH, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 357 to 406 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.2 to 12.1 over 4 years.
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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 33
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.High · 997 students
- M. L. KING ELEMENTARYElementary · 768 students
- NORTHEAST HIGHHigh · 732 students
- PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSHigh · 669 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 607 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 Gladstone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gladstone Elementary. GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gladstone ElementarySan Dimas, CA · 518 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHEAST HIGH0.5 mi · 732
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 607
- JAMES ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 328
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 550
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 531
- FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About GLADSTONE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY?
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-06.
Is GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY?
At GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 8% White, 48% Hispanic, 25% Black, 16% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY in?
GLADSTONE ELEMENTARY is part of KANSAS CITY 33.
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