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JAMES ELEMENTARY

Regular School · KANSAS CITY, MO

JAMES ELEMENTARY is a regular school school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, serving grades PK–06 with 328 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
328
Teachers (FTE)
22.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 224 68%
Black or African American 49 15%
Asian 29 9%
White 21 6%
Two or more races 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 328 166M / 162F

English Language Learners: 125 (38% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 36.9% 121
Reading Proficiency 6-9% 46.6% 121
Science Proficiency <=10% — 32

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.30 grade levels
Math
+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
13 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 328 100%

Contact & Location

5810 SCARRITT

KANSAS CITY, MO 64123

Phone: (816)418-3650

District

KANSAS CITY 33

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,267

District enrollment: 14,413

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

291640000837

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD