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WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY

4531 NE 44TH TERR, KANSAS CITY, MO 64117 · (816) 321-5220 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-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
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
197 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K208%
Kindergarten5019%
Grade 13212%
Grade 23614%
Grade 34216%
Grade 43814%
Grade 54617%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (46).

Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
8030%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
5320%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
8532%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
3614%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
62%
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
12246%
Female
14254%

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
26.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.9pp since 2021
Math
27.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.4pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts7.6%18.6%40.6%33.0%
Math6.7%20.3%25.4%47.4%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.2%27.0%
2023-2430.0%23.8%
2022-2335.9%24.7%
2021-2232.1%27.4%
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY

WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY this school26474.6%27.0%
TOPPING ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY
29372.7%36.2%
BLUE RIDGE ELEM.
RAYTOWN
29968.9%29.2%
LAUREL HILLS ELEM.
RAYTOWN
34475.3%28.1%
WESTRIDGE ELEM.
KANSAS CITY
31972.7%15.8%
WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.
INDEPENDENCE
45874.5%42.4%
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 WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Clay County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#795 of 1,002#41 of 41
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#795 of 1,019
▲ 35
#39 of 41
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.2%#850 of 1,018
▼ 56
#41 of 41
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.2pp#262 of 943#9 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
264#792 of 1,294#38 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#209 of 950#8 of 41
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
74.5%#8 of 953#4 of 41
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.6%#291 of 1,165#1 of 44
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.0%#514 of 684#25 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 2024-25
Enrollment
264
+43 (+19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 8.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252642311.5:175% (197)
2023-2425121.111.9:182% (205)
2022-2324322.510.8:181% (197)
2020-21221258.8:172% (160)
2017-1828423.512.1:177% (220)
2015-163211916.9:170% (225)
2010-113522514.1:173% (258)
2000-014022814.4:145% (179)
1990-913702216.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (284 to 264); teachers down 2% (23.5 to 23).

About WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY

WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY, located in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 264 students in pre-K through 5.

NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 is the district for WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY. It has 33 schools and 21,252 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY. The largest is Black students, at 32%. Other students are 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That is higher than the 7% Black share among all Clay County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The teaching staff at WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.5:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. That is 40 points above the 35% average for public schools in Clay County.

The allk12 Grade for WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is C-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is -4.9 points: 27.0% actual, 31.9% predicted.

Federal survey data for Clay County show that the median household income is $88,468, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 80 public schools in Clay County, enrolling about 41,553 students in all.

EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is 8th of 9 on proficiency.

The federal government classifies WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY's location as City: Large.

Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY had 221 students, to 2024-25, when it had 264. The ratio was 8.8:1 in 2020-21 and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Clay County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY
District
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
Address
4531 NE 44TH TERR, KANSAS CITY, MO 64117
Phone
(816) 321-5220
County
Clay County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
264
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
197 (75%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
292280001294
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY
How large is WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY?
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-05.
Is WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY have?
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY are roughly 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY in?
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is part of NORTH KANSAS CITY 74.
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