TROOST ELEMENTARY

TROOST ELEMENTARY, an average-sized multi-level school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, run under KANSAS CITY 33, serves students from the surrounding community, covering grade M.

KANSAS CITY 33 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 15,079 students. TROOST ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The student-to-teacher ratio at TROOST ELEMENTARY logs approximately 10.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 7.6:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), TROOST ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

FRONTIER SCHL OF EXCELLENCE-M is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

TROOST ELEMENTARY operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 5-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2023. Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2023.

On the community side, members of the TROOST ELEMENTARY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.