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Thomas A Edison Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1000 Locust Street, Kansas City, KS 66103 · (913) 627-4900 · Part of Kansas City Unified School District 500

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

Directions
Students
244
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Thomas A Edison Elem

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Kansas State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Kansas City kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Thomas A Edison ElemYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

1000 Locust Street, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 139
Grade 241
Grade 336
Grade 445
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
248’20
246’21
225’22
232’23
244’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 16%Black 13%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas A Edison Elem from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Kansas City Unified School District 500

The district →
Silver City Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
D
1,495 students
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

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.