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
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
16.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.4pp since 2021
Math
18.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 12.3% | 43.4% | 39.8% |
| Math | 4.3% | 13.8% | 31.3% | 50.3% |
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 | 16.6% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 12.8% |
| 2022-23 | 21.4% | 28.2% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 24.1% |
% 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
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 SANTA FE ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA FE ELEMENTARY this school | 356 | 100.0% | 17.2% |
| WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 324 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. UNIVERSITY CITY | 386 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| FAXON ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 360 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| INDIAN CREEK ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 285 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
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 SANTA FE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #903 of 1,002 | #102 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #891 of 1,019 ▲ 53 | #100 of 126 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #934 of 1,018 ▲ 12 | #106 of 126 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #134 of 943 | #20 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #520 of 1,294 | #72 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #732 of 950 | #87 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #362 of 953 | #94 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #85 of 1,165 | #17 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #621 of 684 | #87 of 92 |
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
356
+59 (+20%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 356 | 24.9 | 14.3:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 22.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 21.4 | 13.5:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 99% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 33 | 11.7:1 | 89% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 59% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 29 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTA FE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (367 to 356); teachers up 4% (24 to 24.9).
About SANTA FE ELEMENTARY
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 356 students.
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY belongs to HICKMAN MILLS C-1, a district of 11 schools and 4,833 students.
Roughly 71% of students at SANTA FE ELEMENTARY are Black. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Jackson County residents are about 22% Black. SANTA FE ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 24.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Jackson County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
The allk12 Grade for SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is D. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 10% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is 5.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (17.2% versus 22.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jackson County show that the median household income is $68,577, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides SANTA FE ELEMENTARY, Jackson County has 243 other public schools.
The closest public school to SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, SANTA FE ELEMENTARY ranks 8th on average proficiency.
SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
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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 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
Other Santa Fe Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Santa Fe Elementary. SANTA FE ELEMENTARY is the 6th largest of the 7.
- SANTA FE ELEM.WAVERLY, MO · 152 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolCLEVELAND, TX · 1,072 students
- Santa Fe ElementaryPorterville, CA · 809 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 698 students
- Santa Fe Elementary SchoolMoore, OK · 414 students
Nearby schools
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER0.1 mi · 361
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 590
- 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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