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George Melcher Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City 33 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
George Melcher Elementary enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 216 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.4% |
| White | 9 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 296 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 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.
George Melcher 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 22.
George Melcher Elementary is one of 35 schools in KANSAS CITY 33, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 15,079 students district-wide and employs 1,164 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, George Melcher Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 431 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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