Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001290
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY
5020 NE 58TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64119 · (816) 321-5190 · Clay County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
179 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
41.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.4pp since 2021
Math
39.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.4pp 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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.8% | 21.8% | 35.7% | 22.5% |
| Math | 18.5% | 20.5% | 27.1% | 33.7% |
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 | 41.6% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 42.2% |
| 2021-22 | 40.2% | 31.6% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY this school | 317 | 56.5% | 39.6% |
| MEADOW LANE ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 435 | 60.2% | 29.6% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 529 | 55.0% | 51.8% |
| PARTRIDGE ELEM. FT LEONARD WOOD | 375 | 48.3% | 55.0% |
| BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 352 | 48.0% | 48.8% |
| SHERWOOD ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 396 | 58.8% | 38.8% |
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 RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Clay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #536 of 1,002 | #31 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #587 of 1,019 ▼ 51 | #33 of 41 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #556 of 1,018 ▲ 86 | #32 of 41 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #318 of 943 | #10 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #647 of 1,294 | #32 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #326 of 950 | #12 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #55 of 953 | #10 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #514 of 1,165 | #13 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #482 of 684 | #22 of 34 |
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
317
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 317 | 26.2 | 12.1:1 | 56% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 27.4 | 12.0:1 | 54% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 28 | 11.4:1 | 55% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 58% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 29.3 | 11.8:1 | 59% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 50% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 53% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 13% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (346 to 317); teachers down 11% (29.3 to 26.2).
About RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The school's 317 students are in kindergarten through 5.
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is run by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, whose 33 schools enroll 21,252 students.
The most common group at RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is White students, at 48%. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 10% Black, and 5% Asian. Clay County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That is close to the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY reports 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Clay County average 35%.
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.6% actual, 38.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Clay County census figures show that the median household income is $88,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 80 public schools in Clay County, enrolling about 41,553 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, MAPLE PARK MIDDLE is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY's enrollment dropped from 344 in 2020-21 to 317 in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
258,122
Census ACS
Median income
$88,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
41,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 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 Ravenwood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ravenwood Elementary. RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Ravenwood ElementaryOlathe, KS · 418 students
- Ravenwood ElementaryEagle River, AK · 367 students
Nearby schools
- MAPLE PARK MIDDLE1.0 mi · 585
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 330
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 185
- WINNETONKA HIGH1.5 mi · 1,238
- CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 644
- EARLY EDUCATION CENTER1.7 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARYHow large is RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY?
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY serve?
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY?
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY in?
RAVENWOOD ELEMENTARY is part of NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
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