📍 3715 Wyoming, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64111
Gordon Parks Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 130 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gordon Parks Elem. school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gordon Parks Elem. enrolls 130 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 78 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 18% |
| White | 15 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 130 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gordon Parks Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 MO-50, state senate district 7, state house district 24.
Gordon Parks Elem. is one of 1 schools in GORDON PARKS ELEM., based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 131 students district-wide and employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 130 students, Gordon Parks Elem. is close to the district average of about 131 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large