Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN MILLS C-1·NCES 291434000659
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY
8908 OLD SANTA FE RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64138 · (816) 316-7950 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
356 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
76.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 23 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-11 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.3:1
% White
4%
was 8%
% Hispanic
15%
was 13%
% Black
71%
was 71%
% Asian
3%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 HICKMAN MILLS C-1
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 590 students
- ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
- WARFORD ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 361 students
- COMPASS ELEMENTARYElementary · 335 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
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 590
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER0.1 mi · 361
- DOBBS ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 320
- TRUMAN ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 287
- SOUTH MIDDLE1.1 mi · 510
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.1.6 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About SANTA FE ELEMENTARYHow large is SANTA FE ELEMENTARY?
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-05.
Is SANTA FE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SANTA FE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at SANTA FE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is SANTA FE ELEMENTARY?
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 4% White, 15% Hispanic, 71% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees SANTA FE ELEMENTARY?
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is overseen by HICKMAN MILLS C-1 in Jackson County.
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