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Welborn Elementary

Public Grades K-5

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Welborn Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 484 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which is ranked 257 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Welborn Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Kansas over the past decade, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's academic performance has remained stagnant, with little to no improvement over the years. Additionally, Welborn Elementary faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which likely contribute to its poor academic outcomes. The school serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with a higher proportion of minority students compared to nearby schools such as John F. Kennedy Elementary, Chelsea Elementary, and Hazel Grove Elementary.

While Welborn Elementary spends slightly more per student than the state average, it has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools. However, these additional resources have not translated into improved academic performance. The school's struggles are particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, as well as students with disabilities and English Language Learners, who rank among the lowest in the state. Addressing the root causes of Welborn's underperformance will require a comprehensive, long-term approach that addresses the school's resource needs, student support systems, and overall educational strategies.

504

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,119

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Leavenworth Rd
Kansas City, KS 66104

(913) 627-4450

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Welborn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	D D Eisenhower Middle
High:	Washington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

African American:

28.4%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

634^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 28Elementary Schools in the Kansas City

257^th of 264Kansas City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	645 of 653	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	634 of 660	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	597 of 668	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	636 of 670	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	646 of 667	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	653 of 656	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	654 of 659	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	669 of 678	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.1	667 of 668	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	658 of 660	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	616 of 631	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	618 of 630	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	603 of 621	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	598 of 614	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	585 of 600	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	577 of 585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	30 of 74	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	29 of 68	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	46 of 73	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	52 of 73	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	23.9	166 of 193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	140 of 140	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	92 of 129	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	79 of 124	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	72 of 117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	22 of 117	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	112 of 129	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	561 of 591	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	579 of 591	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	572 of 574	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	235 of 262	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	220 of 260	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	214 of 245	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	117 of 254	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	169 of 229	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	178 of 235	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	199 of 207	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	511 of 533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	537 of 546	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	517 of 541	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	410 of 512	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	454 of 494	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	476 of 509	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	511 of 512	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.8	575 of 605	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	563 of 586	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	571 of 575	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	203 of 306	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	260 of 296	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	179 of 305	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	166 of 193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	140 of 140	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	537 of 576	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	538 of 584	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	585 of 596	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	556 of 592	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	574 of 574	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)34th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2021)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-21 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Welborn Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Leavenworth Rd	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4450	504	35	14.6	88.7%	56 (11.1%)	143 (28.4%)	210 (41.7%)	55 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	6.5	634^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.9	645^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.2%	11	22.0	16.3	32.5	23.5	3.9	6.2	13.6	7.6	16.0	16.0	$18,119	$6,254	$11,865
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N. 44th Street	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6250	534	35	15.4	83.0%	31 (5.8%)	142 (26.6%)	306 (57.3%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	7.3	628^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.4	603^rd of 653 public elementary schools	7.7%	25	17.6	24.2	21.6	21.2	8.4	23.5	7.8	13.4	16.7	16.7	$17,975	$6,539	$11,436
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Oakland	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5950	242	20	12.3	90.9%	16 (6.6%)	48 (19.8%)	149 (61.6%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	4.3	649^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.1%		13.9	584^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.6%	65	12.5	19.4	20.0	16.8	6.0	14.6	7.5	9.2	5.0	5.0	$19,681	$5,894	$13,787
Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 N 67th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7000	537	34	15.8	87.0%	48 (8.9%)	133 (24.8%)	258 (48.0%)	73 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	15.9	573^rd of 656 public elementary schools	12.7%		22.2	534^th of 653 public elementary schools	18.2%	39	24.7	31.4	37.6	31.3	22.8	17.8	27.7	22.8	21.3	21.3	$16,848	$5,920	$10,928
Quindaro Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Farrow	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4400	325	23	14.0	95.4%	12 (3.7%)	104 (32.0%)	192 (59.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	9.7	614^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.4%		15.5	574^th of 653 public elementary schools	12.1%	40	19.2	27.3	29.0	25.3	7.5	11.1	20.6	13.7	26.2	26.2	$20,951	$6,940	$14,011
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	641 N 57th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5150	216	18	12.0	90.7%	23 (10.6%)	41 (19.0%)	110 (50.9%)	30 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	4.3	648^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.2%		20.2	546^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.4%	102	18.4	3.3	17.2	13.4	7.5	6.5	17.2	10.0	13.8	13.8	$21,321	$6,136	$15,185
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4950	419	25	16.5	73.5%	61 (14.6%)	115 (27.4%)	139 (33.2%)	72 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	14.8	579^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.7%		14.1	581^st of 653 public elementary schools	11.0%	2	34.4	21.4	38.9	31.5	17.2	8.6	22.2	16.0	31.0	31.0	$17,580	$6,399	$11,181
Chelsea Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Wood	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5000	557	34	16.5	86.7%	15 (2.7%)	79 (14.2%)	440 (79.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	5.9	639^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.6%		10.9	598^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.4%	41	22.8	14.4	20.7	19.7	12.8	10.7	13.8	12.5	18.0	18.0	$17,842	$5,925	$11,917
Frances Willard Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Orville	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6100	434	34	12.9	89.6%	23 (5.3%)	28 (6.5%)	361 (83.2%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	10.9	605^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.8%		20.1	549^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.9%	56	13.8	23.1	19.4	18.3	10.0	35.8	21.0	21.5	8.2	8.2	$20,843	$7,016	$13,826
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Minnesota Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5200	222	18	12.3	92.3%	14 (6.3%)	38 (17.1%)	151 (68.0%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	20.1	549^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.3%		13.9	583^rd of 653 public elementary schools	10.7%	34	28.9	17.1	44.1	29.2	8.7	26.2	33.3	21.8	34.3	34.3	$20,840	$5,980	$14,860

Frequently Asked Questions about Welborn Elementary

What district is Welborn Elementary in?

Kansas City

How many students attend Welborn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Welborn Elementary.

Is Welborn Elementary a good school?

Welborn Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Welborn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Welborn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : D D Eisenhower Middle
High : Washington High

What is the racial makeup of Welborn Elementary?

Students at Welborn Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 28% African American, 11% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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