📍 8500 e 77th St, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64138
Westridge Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raytown C-2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Westridge Elem. enrolls 321 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 20% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 178 | 55% |
| White | 63 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 321 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Westridge Elem. 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 27.
Westridge Elem. is one of 20 schools in RAYTOWN C-2, based in RAYTOWN, Missouri. The district serves 7,676 students district-wide and employs 628 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Westridge Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large