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Silver City Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2515 Lawrence Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106 · (913) 627-4550 · Part of Kansas City Unified School District 500

Kansas City’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Kansas State school districts

Directions
Students
1,495
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Silver City Elem

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 415.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kansas City kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Kansas City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Silver City ElemYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Kansas State’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2515 Lawrence Ave, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1,248
Kindergarten48
Grade 138
Grade 242
Grade 345
Grade 435
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
290’20
284’21
307’22
1,421’23
1,495’24

Up 415.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 27%Asian 9%White 9%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Silver City Elem from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Kansas City Unified School District 500

The district →
M E Pearson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
D
606 students14:1
Frank Rushton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C
359 students15:1
Chelsea Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D−
557 students17:1
Hazel Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
537 students16:1
West Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
C
534 students15:1
Welborn Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
504 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas State’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.