📍 2600 N. 44th Street, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66104
West Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Park Elementary School enrolls 520 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 6.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 306 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 138 | 27% |
| Asian | 35 | 6.7% |
| White | 25 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 520 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
West Park Elementary School 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 4, state house district 34.
West Park Elementary School 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 520 students, West Park Elementary School 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
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