📍 4433 N Topping Av, Kansas City, Clay County, 64117
Topping Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Clay County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Kansas City 74 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Topping Elementary enrolls 318 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 34% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 111 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 13% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 318 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Topping 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 17, state house district 17.
Topping Elementary is one of 34 schools in NORTH KANSAS CITY 74, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 21,252 students district-wide and employs 1,496 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Topping Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 625 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large