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Phillis Wheatley Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 391 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 31.7 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.
Phillis Wheatley Elementary enrolls 391 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 171 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 43% |
| White | 31 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 391 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 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.
Phillis Wheatley 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 23.
Phillis Wheatley 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 391 students, Phillis Wheatley Elementary is close to 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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