Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640003257
HALE COOK ELEMENTARY
7302 PENNSYLVANIA, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 · (816) 418-1601 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
344 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 140% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
61%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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
31.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -19.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.0% | 28.9% | 30.1% | 18.8% |
| Math | 11.3% | 20.2% | 36.0% | 32.2% |
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 | 50.9% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.9% | 42.4% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 50.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 HALE COOK ELEMENTARY
HALE COOK ELEMENTARY's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALE COOK ELEMENTARY this school | 344 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| BLANCHARD ELEM. CAPE GIRARDEAU | 326 | 100.0% | 61.0% |
| SKAITH ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 398 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| COLEMAN ELEM. ST JOSEPH | 388 | 100.0% | 30.8% |
| SOUTH ELEM. KENNETT | 420 | 100.0% | 36.5% |
| SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR. SIKESTON | 403 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 HALE COOK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #504 of 1,002 | #44 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #726 of 1,019 ▼ 163 | #66 of 126 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #326 of 1,018 ▲ 36 | #29 of 126 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #67 of 943 | #9 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #561 of 1,294 | #78 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #563 of 950 | #61 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #163 of 953 | #53 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #119 of 1,165 | #42 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #69 of 251 | #15 of 37 |
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
344
+62 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 344 | 25.8 | 13.4:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 25.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 23.7 | 12.0:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 99% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 100% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | 98% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HALE COOK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (299 to 344); teachers up 36% (19 to 25.8).
About HALE COOK ELEMENTARY
At 7302 PENNSYLVANIA in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, HALE COOK ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 344 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
KANSAS CITY 33 has 31 schools; together they serve 15,079 students.
More than half of enrollment at HALE COOK ELEMENTARY is White: 57%. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The diversity index for HALE COOK ELEMENTARY is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 344 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Jackson County.
On the allk12 Grade, HALE COOK ELEMENTARY lands at B, ahead of 60% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 22.4% for HALE COOK ELEMENTARY, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 41.0%. The 18.6-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $68,577 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting HALE COOK ELEMENTARY, Jackson County has 244 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Academie Lafayette Oak Elem is about 0.8 miles from HALE COOK ELEMENTARY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 41.0% is below the 59.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, HALE COOK ELEMENTARY enrolled 282 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 344. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.8:1 to 13.4:1.
This page is set up for the HALE COOK ELEMENTARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Academie Lafayette Oak Elem0.8 mi · 520
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLE1.1 mi · 265
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-LOWER1.1 mi · 609
- UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-UPPER1.1 mi · 237
- Belinder Elem1.1 mi · 489
- BORDER STAR MONTESSORI1.2 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About HALE COOK ELEMENTARYHow large is HALE COOK ELEMENTARY?
HALE COOK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-06.
Is HALE COOK ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
HALE COOK ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HALE COOK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HALE COOK ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HALE COOK ELEMENTARY?
At HALE COOK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 57% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees HALE COOK ELEMENTARY?
HALE COOK ELEMENTARY is overseen by KANSAS CITY 33 in Jackson County.
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