LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY

As a heavily attended K-5 school in GLADSTONE, Missouri, LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY instructs 501 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 59% larger than typical.

LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY is one of 33 schools operated by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, a district that educates 21,252 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 22% Black, 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Clay County's rate of about 35%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 68.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Clay County shows median household income runs about $88,468, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Clay County runs 80 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students), of which LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: OAK PARK HIGH, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 501 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.