📍 2515 Lawrence Ave, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
Silver City Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Silver City Elem enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 131 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 37% |
| White | 28 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 307 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Silver City 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 31.
Silver City 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 307 students, Silver City 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