Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CITY 33·NCES 291640000864
PITCHER ELEMENTARY
9915 E 38TH TERR, KANSAS CITY, MO 64133 · (816) 418-1855 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
252 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +26.3pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
252
-90 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.7:1
% White
14%
was 19%
% Hispanic
41%
was 30%
% Black
37%
was 46%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PITCHER ELEMENTARY
PITCHER ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, overseen by KANSAS CITY 33, educateing 252 students in grades pre-K through 6.
PITCHER ELEMENTARY is one of 31 schools operated by KANSAS CITY 33, a district that caters to 15,079 students overall.
Demographically, PITCHER ELEMENTARY reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 37% Black, 14% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PITCHER ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at PITCHER ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PITCHER ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.
In the broader community, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. PITCHER ELEMENTARY is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).
The closest other public school is CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PITCHER ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.4%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Trend over the last 7 years. PITCHER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 252). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 30% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.
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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 KANSAS CITY 33
- EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,155 students
- LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP.High · 997 students
- M. L. KING ELEMENTARYElementary · 768 students
- NORTHEAST HIGHHigh · 732 students
- PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSHigh · 669 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 607 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
Nearby schools
- CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 362
- RAYTOWN MIDDLE1.3 mi · 667
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE1.4 mi · 902
- THREE TRAILS ELEM.1.4 mi · 328
- KORTE ELEM.1.8 mi · 444
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.2.0 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About PITCHER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend PITCHER ELEMENTARY?
PITCHER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does PITCHER ELEMENTARY serve?
PITCHER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PITCHER ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PITCHER ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PITCHER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PITCHER ELEMENTARY are roughly 14% White, 41% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PITCHER ELEMENTARY?
PITCHER ELEMENTARY is overseen by KANSAS CITY 33 in Jackson County.
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