📍 295 S 10th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66102
Whittier Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 480 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elem enrolls 480 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 5.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 368 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 12% |
| White | 25 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 480 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Whittier 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.
Whittier 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 480 students, Whittier Elem is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize