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Whittier Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

295 S 10th Street, Kansas City, KS 66102 · (913) 627-6400 · Part of Kansas City Unified School District 500

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

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Whittier Elem

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • 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–5Whittier ElemYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

295 S 10th Street, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten93
Grade 179
Grade 285
Grade 376
Grade 477
Grade 592
Enrollment over time
508’20
513’21
480’22
473’23
502’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%Black 17%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 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 Whittier 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.