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Best Elementary Schools
in KANSAS CITY 33

This page covers 23 elementary schools in KANSAS CITY 33. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

23
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
AC PREP ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–08341 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
9.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
2
rank
BORDER STAR MONTESSORI
Grades PK–06288 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
3
rank
B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06390 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
4
rank
PITCHER ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06283 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
5
rank
JAMES ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06207 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.2:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
9.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
6
rank
PRIMITIVO GARCIA ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06263 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
7
rank
HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI
Grades PK–06343 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,566/student)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
8
rank
JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06317 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
9
rank
HALE COOK ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06284 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
10
rank
FAXON ELEMENTARY
Grades PK–06301 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($19,566/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,566
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
99%
High economic need
13 more elementary schools in KANSAS CITY 33 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
23
Elementary Schools
35
Total Schools
60
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
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AC PREP ELEMENTARY
Score: 60/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.