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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Kansas City

This page covers 28 elementary schools in Kansas City. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

28
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Welborn Elem
Grades KG–05468 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
2
rank
Quindaro Elem
Grades KG–05319 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
3
rank
John F Kennedy Elem
Grades KG–05401 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
4
rank
Stony Point South
Grades KG–05277 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
5
rank
Emerson Elem
Grades KG–05182 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.1:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
11.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
6
rank
New Stanley Elem
Grades KG–05214 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
7
rank
Chelsea Elem
Grades KG–05575 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,232/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
8
rank
Bertram Caruthers Elem
Grades KG–05352 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,232/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
9
rank
Silver City Elem
Grades PK–05307 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($18,232/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
10
rank
Lowell Brune Elementary School
Grades KG–05491 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($18,232/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$18,232
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
77%
High economic need
18 more elementary schools in Kansas City not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
28
Elementary Schools
43
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
49
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Welborn Elem
Score: 57/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.