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.

On allk12, members of the PITCHER ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.