📍 310 N 11th St, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66102
M E Pearson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
M E Pearson Elem enrolls 582 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Black or African American and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 485 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 6.5% |
| White | 31 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
543 of the school's 582 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 488 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
M E Pearson 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.
M E Pearson 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 582 students, M E Pearson 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