Enrollment
131
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORDON PARKS ELEM.·NCES 290001502752
GORDON PARKS ELEM.
3715 WYOMING, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 · (816) 753-6700 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.1:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
131 students
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 | 14 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 36% larger than its 4th grade class (22).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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 + AdvancedMath
27.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +12.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are up about 12 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 6.1% | 2.1% |
| 2021-22 | 11.6% | 15.4% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 GORDON PARKS ELEM.
GORDON PARKS ELEM.'s state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON PARKS ELEM. this school | 131 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR ST LOUIS | 149 | 100.0% | N/A |
| HOLMAN ELEMENTARY BERKELEY | 206 | 100.0% | N/A |
| INGELS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 261 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 287 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| COMPASS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 335 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
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 GORDON PARKS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #846 of 1,002 | #84 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #785 of 1,019 ▲ 66 | #73 of 126 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #825 of 1,018 ▲ 173 | #80 of 126 ▲ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #1,092 of 1,294 | #132 of 139 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 of 1,165 | #3 of 136 |
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
131
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 7.4:1
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 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 100% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 12.5 | 9.1:1 | 100% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 15 | 8.7:1 | 100% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 18 | 7.4:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 22.6 | 8.0:1 | 100% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 22 | 7.9:1 | 100% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 97% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GORDON PARKS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (180 to 131); teachers down 42% (22.6 to 13).
About GORDON PARKS ELEM.
GORDON PARKS ELEM. is a small elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, administered by GORDON PARKS ELEM.. It educates 131 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students are the majority at GORDON PARKS ELEM., with 54% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 9% White, and 8% multiracial. The school's Black share is 32 points above the 22% share among Jackson County residents. GORDON PARKS ELEM.'s diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers at GORDON PARKS ELEM. in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.1:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 60%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, GORDON PARKS ELEM. receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for GORDON PARKS ELEM. is +0.1 points: 22.5% actual, 22.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Jackson County show that the median household income is $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 244 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 105,714 students in all.
The nearest public school is ALLEN VILLAGE PRESCHOOL, at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. GORDON PARKS ELEM. places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place GORDON PARKS ELEM. in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. GORDON PARKS ELEM. operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 134 in 2020-21, 131 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 10.1 students per teacher, compared with 7.4 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- ALLEN VILLAGE PRESCHOOL0.7 mi · 9
- ALLEN VILLAGE ELEMENTARY ACADE0.7 mi · 87
- ALLEN VILLAGE JUNIOR ACADEMY0.7 mi · 92
- ALLEN VILLAGE PRIMARY ACADEMY0.7 mi · 66
- Rosedale Middle0.7 mi · 501
- MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About GORDON PARKS ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GORDON PARKS ELEM.?
GORDON PARKS ELEM. enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does GORDON PARKS ELEM. serve?
GORDON PARKS ELEM. serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GORDON PARKS ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GORDON PARKS ELEM. is approximately 10.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GORDON PARKS ELEM.?
At GORDON PARKS ELEM., the student body is approximately 9% White, 27% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is GORDON PARKS ELEM. in?
GORDON PARKS ELEM. is part of GORDON PARKS ELEM..
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