WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY

Located at 2400 Prospect, in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized primary school that educates 324 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under KANSAS CITY 33.

Across the 31 schools in KANSAS CITY 33 (15,079 students total), WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 48.0%.

In the broader community, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 318 students in 2018 compared to 324 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 75% to 69% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.