📍 2400 Prospect, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64127
Wendell Phillips Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 295 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 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wendell Phillips Elementary enrolls 295 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 217 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 16% |
| White | 13 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 295 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 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.
Wendell Phillips 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.
Wendell Phillips 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 295 students, Wendell Phillips 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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