PATHFINDER ELEM.

PATHFINDER ELEM. is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within PLATTE CO. R-III, with 409 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 315.

PLATTE CO. R-III runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,374 students. PATHFINDER ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PATHFINDER ELEM. lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Platte County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Platte County's rate of about 27%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Platte County put median household earnings sit near $96,227, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PATHFINDER ELEM. is one of 37 public schools in Platte County (combined enrollment of about 17,612 students).

The closest other public school is Barry School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 32%: 598 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.