SANTA FE ELEMENTARY

SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, part of HICKMAN MILLS C-1. The school enrolls 356 students in grades K through 5.

SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is one of 11 schools operated by HICKMAN MILLS C-1, a district that caters to 4,833 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SANTA FE ELEMENTARY records that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, SANTA FE ELEMENTARY reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at SANTA FE ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 72.2%, a residual of +22.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household income runs about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SANTA FE ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, SANTA FE ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.

SANTA FE ELEMENTARY operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.