📍 9400 Eastern, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64138
Dobbs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 322 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 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dobbs Elementary enrolls 322 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 13% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 196 | 61% |
| White | 41 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 11% |
| Asian | 25 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 322 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 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.
Dobbs 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 9, state house district 27.
Dobbs 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 322 students, Dobbs 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