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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTE CO. R-III·NCES 292523003086
PATHFINDER ELEM.
1951 NW 87TH TERR, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154 · (816) 436-6670 · Platte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
12.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
167 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
41.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.2pp since 2021
Math
35.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 19.6% | 39.3% | 18.6% |
| Math | 16.3% | 19.3% | 29.5% | 34.6% |
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 | 41.8% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 36.4% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 41.2% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 PATHFINDER ELEM.
PATHFINDER ELEM.'s state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHFINDER ELEM. this school | 409 | 40.8% | 34.7% |
| ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 403 | 43.7% | 37.6% |
| BRIDGEWAY ELEM. BRIDGETON | 417 | 42.2% | 49.6% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEM. COLUMBIA | 453 | 40.0% | 33.9% |
| THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 466 | 46.4% | 39.9% |
| CLARDY ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 477 | 42.1% | 44.8% |
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 PATHFINDER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #656 of 1,002 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #664 of 1,019 ▲ 178 | #15 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #549 of 1,018 ▲ 15 | #15 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #225 of 943 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #361 of 1,294 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #327 of 950 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #66 of 953 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #801 of 1,165 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #65 of 684 | #2 of 13 |
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
409
-171 (-29%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 409 | 33.8 | 12.1:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 31.5 | 12.9:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 43.4 | 13.9:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 26% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 43.2 | 13.8:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 35% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PATHFINDER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (598 to 409); teachers down 22% (43.2 to 33.8).
About PATHFINDER ELEM.
PATHFINDER ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school found in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school enrolls 409 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
PATHFINDER ELEM. is in PLATTE CO. R-III, a district with 4,374 students across 7 schools.
At PATHFINDER ELEM., White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other students are 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Platte County residents are about 79% White. The diversity index for PATHFINDER ELEM. is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.1:1. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 27% for public schools in Platte County.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, PATHFINDER ELEM. outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PATHFINDER ELEM.'s results are 9.9 points below predicted: 34.7% against 44.6%.
Census data for Platte County show median household income comes to about $96,227, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 37 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,612, PATHFINDER ELEM. among them.
Measured in a straight line, Barry School is about 0.1 miles from PATHFINDER ELEM.. The five-mile area around PATHFINDER ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 50.5%, higher than PATHFINDER ELEM.'s 34.7%.
The federal government classifies PATHFINDER ELEM.'s location as City: Large.
The school's enrollment decreased 29% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.1:1, from 14.2:1.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLATTE CO. R-III
- PLATTE COUNTY HIGHHigh · 1,397 students
- DONALD D. SIEGRIST ELEM.Elementary · 679 students
- PLATTE CITY MIDDLEMiddle · 646 students
- COMPASS ELEMENTARYElementary · 527 students
- Platte Purchase Middle SchoolMiddle · 368 students
- Barry SchoolElementary · 348 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 PATHFINDER Elementary schools
One other US public school is named PATHFINDER Elementary. PATHFINDER ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pathfinder Elementary SchoolFREMONT, MI · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Barry School0.1 mi · 348
- Platte Purchase Middle School0.9 mi · 368
- GASHLAND ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 218
- TIFFANY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHL1.9 mi · 484
- LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 501
- CLARDY ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About PATHFINDER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at PATHFINDER ELEM.?
PATHFINDER ELEM. enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-05.
Is PATHFINDER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
PATHFINDER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PATHFINDER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PATHFINDER ELEM. is approximately 12.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PATHFINDER ELEM.?
At PATHFINDER ELEM., the student body is approximately 48% White, 14% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PATHFINDER ELEM. public or private?
PATHFINDER ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLATTE CO. R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.