📍 2026 N 4th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66101
Banneker Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banneker Elem enrolls 256 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 39% Black or African American and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 256 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Banneker Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 4, state house district 35.
Banneker Elem is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Banneker Elem is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize