Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KANSAS CITY 74·NCES 292280001294
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY
4531 NE 44TH TERR, KANSAS CITY, MO 64117 · (816) 321-5220 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
MO avg 48.7% . +44.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
264
-20 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.1:1
% White
30%
was 49%
% Hispanic
20%
was 16%
% Black
32%
was 19%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY
WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY operates as a tight-knit primary school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, overseen by NORTH KANSAS CITY 74. Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
NORTH KANSAS CITY 74 comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 21,252 students; WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is among them.
On the student-mix side, WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Clay County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 42.0%, a residual of -7.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Clay County put the typical household earns roughly $88,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY is one of 80 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 41,553 students).
The closest other public school is EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.9%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY has shrank 7%, going from 284 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 49% to 30% over that span.
On this page, members of the WINNWOOD ELEMENTARY community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
- NEW MARK MIDDLEMiddle · 965 students
- ANTIOCH MIDDLEMiddle · 886 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- EASTGATE 6TH GRADE CENTER0.5 mi · 629
- LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 185
- TOPPING ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 293
- WINNETONKA HIGH1.0 mi · 1,238
- CHOUTEAU ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 346
- MAPLEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About WINNWOOD ELEMENTARYHow 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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