📍 625 S Valley, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66105
John Fiske Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 1,908 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 74.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Fiske Elem enrolls 1,908 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 74.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,079 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 324 | 17% |
| Asian | 245 | 13% |
| White | 208 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,216 of the school's 1,908 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,090 qualify for free lunch and 126 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Fiske 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 6, state house district 32.
John Fiske 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 1,908 students, John Fiske Elem is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize