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Dobbs Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9400 Eastern, Kansas City, MO 64138 · (816) 316-7800 · Part of Hickman Mills C-1 School District

Kansas City’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
320
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Dobbs Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9400 Eastern, Kansas City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 154
Grade 247
Grade 353
Grade 445
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
324’20
354’21
322’22
330’23
320’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 54%White 20%Hispanic 10%Asian 8%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dobbs Elementary from Kansas City families.

Other schools in Hickman Mills C-1 School District

The district →
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Ervin Elementary School
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Warford Elementary
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407 students16:1
Santa Fe Elementary
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356 students14:1
Compass Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D−
335 students14:1
Truman Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
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287 students13:1

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 Missouri’s other public schools; Kansas City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.