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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280002731
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY
9201 N INDIANA, KANSAS CITY, MO 64156 · (816) 321-5170 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
16.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
84 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
66.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.4pp since 2021
Math
65.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.6% | 31.0% | 24.4% | 8.9% |
| Math | 34.7% | 31.0% | 17.8% | 16.3% |
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 | 66.6% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 56.7% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 59.4% |
| 2021-22 | 63.2% | 57.9% |
% 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY this school | 656 | 12.8% | 59.7% |
| CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 600 | 15.3% | 73.3% |
| JOURNEY ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 595 | 13.3% | 52.9% |
| VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 546 | 13.7% | 78.4% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 599 | 16.4% | 54.1% |
| CEDAR CREEK ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 487 | 16.4% | 56.4% |
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 NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #142 of 1,002 | #10 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #93 of 1,019 ▲ 114 | #7 of 41 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #78 of 1,018 ▲ 146 | #6 of 41 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #264 of 943 | #8 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #38 of 1,294 | #3 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #889 of 950 | #37 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #343 of 953 | #24 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #1,090 of 1,165 | #41 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #440 of 684 | #20 of 34 |
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
656
+62 (+10%) vs 2020
+66% since 2000-01, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 656 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 13% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 42.2 | 15.9:1 | 15% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 41.5 | 15.8:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 46.3 | 15.8:1 | 12% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 11% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (730 to 656); teachers down 11% (46.3 to 41).
About NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school in Missouri, with an address in KANSAS CITY. Enrollment is 656 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 108% higher.
Besides NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY, NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 runs 32 other schools. The district enrolls 21,252 students.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Clay County is roughly 79% White. NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 16.0 students per teacher and 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Clay County averages 35%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY is A-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY is 4.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.7% actual, 55.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Clay County show that median household income is about $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 80 public schools in Clay County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,553.
The nearest other public school, GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY. By average proficiency, NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 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 Northview Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northview Elementary. NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.JENNINGS, MO · 540 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolGas City, IN · 673 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolPeru, IL · 594 students
- Northview ElementaryBowie, MD · 587 students
- Northview ElementaryMount Sterling, KY · 503 students
Nearby schools
- GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER0.3 mi · 882
- NORTHWEST REG. YOUTH CTR.1.2 mi · 20
- MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 35
- BELL PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 642
- STALEY HIGH2.0 mi · 2,091
- CLARDY ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARYHow many students attend NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY?
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 656 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY serve?
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY in?
NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY is part of NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.