TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (41).
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.2% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 19.6% | 20.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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%.
Schools most like TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY this school | 388 | 100.0% | 13.7% |
| CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 468 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| ROGERS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 592 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
| FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION Kansas City | 645 | 86.0% | 30.8% |
| COLUMBIAN ELEM. CARTHAGE | 398 | 81.7% | 25.6% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 594 | 100.0% | 33.5% |
Where TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #934 of 1,002 | #111 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #955 of 1,019 ▼ 129 | #116 of 126 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #974 of 1,018 ▼ 5 | #116 of 126 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.3pp | #113 of 943 | #17 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #429 of 1,294 | #58 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #552 of 950 | #59 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #454 of 953 | #106 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #116 of 1,165 | #39 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #167 of 251 | #29 of 37 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 29.1 | 13.3:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 31.6 | 11.1:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 30.8 | 11.3:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 28 | 11.3:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 22.9 | 16.1:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 99% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 97% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 92% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (368 to 388); teachers up 27% (22.9 to 29.1).
About TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. In all, 388 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That is 23% larger than the average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
KANSAS CITY 33, which runs TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY, has 31 schools and 15,079 students.
More than half of enrollment at TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY is Hispanic: 76%. Next come 15% Black and 6% White. The county population is about 11% Hispanic. The diversity index for TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. It compares with 60% for public schools in Jackson County.
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Missouri public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 22.4% and the result is 13.7%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 244 public schools with about 105,714 students, including TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY.
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY is about 0.4 miles from ROGERS ELEMENTARY, its nearest public school. TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 13.7% against a local average of 48.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 316 students in 2020-21 to 388 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.3:1 to 13.3:1.
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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