📍 1012 Bales, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64127
Whittier Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 351 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 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elementary enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 34% |
| Asian | 61 | 17% |
| White | 26 | 7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 351 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 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.
Whittier 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.
Whittier 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 351 students, Whittier 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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