PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY

Set in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of KANSAS CITY 33. It works with 386 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 315.

PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY is one of 31 schools operated by KANSAS CITY 33, a district that instructs 15,079 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 39% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY has fell 8%, going from 420 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 39% over that span.

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