📍 5401 E. 103rd St, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64137
Compass Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Compass Elementary enrolls 326 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 187 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 23% |
| White | 34 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 326 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 326 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.
Compass Elementary 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 7, state house district 36.
Compass Elementary is one of 13 schools in HICKMAN MILLS C-1, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 5,067 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 326 students, Compass Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large