📍 8401 Euclid, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64132
Center Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 347 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Center 58 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Center Elem. enrolls 347 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 250 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 10% |
| White | 22 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
344 of the school's 347 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Center Elem. is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 9, state house district 26.
Center Elem. is one of 8 schools in CENTER 58, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 2,339 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 347 students, Center Elem. is larger than the district average of about 292 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large