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Troost Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City 33 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Troost Elementary enrolls 251 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 213 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7.6% |
| White | 11 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 251 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is 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-5, state senate district 9, state house district 26.
Troost 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 251 students, Troost 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