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TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY

6201 E 17TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64126 · (816) 418-3250 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • 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
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
388 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3910%
Kindergarten4512%
Grade 13810%
Grade 26015%
Grade 36216%
Grade 45414%
Grade 54913%
Grade 64111%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (41).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
236%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
29476%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
6015%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
20553%
Female
18347%

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
11.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.7pp since 2021
Math
11.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.8pp since 2021

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2511.9%11.9%
2023-2412.0%24.0%
2022-2314.2%20.8%
2021-2219.6%20.7%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY

TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY this school388100.0%13.7%
CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
KANSAS CITY
468100.0%25.8%
ROGERS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY
592100.0%12.1%
FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION
Kansas City
64586.0%30.8%
COLUMBIAN ELEM.
CARTHAGE
39881.7%25.6%
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY
KANSAS CITY
594100.0%33.5%
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 TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
388
+72 (+23%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538829.113.3:1100% (388)
2023-2435031.611.1:1100% (350)
2022-2334730.811.3:199% (344)
2020-213162811.3:199% (313)
2017-1836822.916.1:1100% (368)
2015-163022114.4:199% (299)
2010-113583011.9:197% (348)
2000-013142313.7:192% (290)
1990-912751815.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY.

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.

Jackson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY
District
KANSAS CITY 33
Address
6201 E 17TH ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64126
Phone
(816) 418-3250
County
Jackson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
388
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
388 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
291640002603
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY
What is the total enrollment at TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY?
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY serve?
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY have?
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY?
At TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY?
TRAILWOODS ELEMENTARY is overseen by KANSAS CITY 33 in Jackson County.
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