📍 1429 S 29th, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
Emerson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 182 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Emerson Elem enrolls 182 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 7.1% |
| White | 10 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 182 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson 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.
Emerson 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 182 students, Emerson 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