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Banneker Elementary

Q: Is Banneker Elementary a good school?

Banneker Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Banneker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Banneker Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Banneker Elementary?

Students at Banneker Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Banneker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Banneker Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Carl B. Bruce Middle School High : Wyandotte High

Public Grades K-5

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Banneker Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 244 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.

Banneker Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Kansas over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 610 out of 656 schools in 2024-2025 to 669 out of 670 schools in 2020-2021. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, with a brief 1-star rating in 2022-2023. Banneker's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 20.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 20.71% in mathematics, and 21.05% in science in 2024-2025.

Banneker Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking 48th out of 70 Kansas elementary schools for African American students and 167th out of 262 schools for Hispanic students in 2024-2025. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 33.7% to 41.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. While Banneker's per-student spending of $11,959 in 2018-2019 is higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio has varied in recent years, ranging from 10.6 to 13.3 students per teacher, which is generally lower than the nearby McKinley Elementary, M.E. Pearson Elementary, and Whittier Elementary schools.

268

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,110

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2026 N 4th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101

(913) 627-4700

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Banneker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carl B. Bruce Middle School
High:	Wyandotte High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.8%

African American:

26.9%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

610^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th 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	10.3	610 of 656	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	595 of 653	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	589 of 660	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	653 of 668	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	669 of 670	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	655 of 667	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	647 of 656	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	642 of 659	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	628 of 656	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	671 of 678	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	659 of 668	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.8	629 of 660	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	604 of 631	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.1	629 of 630	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.2	619 of 621	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	600 of 614	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	592 of 600	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	578 of 585	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	39 of 72	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	56 of 68	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	50 of 73	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	95 of 129	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	35 of 124	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	92 of 117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	108 of 108	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	100 of 122	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	4.4	591 of 591	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	578 of 591	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	571 of 574	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	167 of 262	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	150 of 260	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	126 of 245	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	216 of 254	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	226 of 229	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	226 of 235	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	203 of 207	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	458 of 533	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	461 of 546	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	457 of 541	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	484 of 512	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	493 of 494	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	496 of 509	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	503 of 512	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	601 of 605	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	574 of 586	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	559 of 575	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	167 of 305	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	138 of 193	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)45th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-20 vs state

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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
Banneker Elementary	Public	K-5	2026 N 4th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4700	268	20	13.1	88.4%	10 (3.7%)	72 (26.9%)	171 (63.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	10.3	610^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.6	595^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.9%	15	16.2	26.4	17.1	20.8	11.4	29.3	18.4	20.7	21.1	21.1	$24,110	$6,586	$17,524
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 N 4th St	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4300	289	21	13.5	95.8%	16 (5.5%)	122 (42.2%)	126 (43.6%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	6 (2.1%)	3.8	653^rd of 656 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.5	648^th of 653 public elementary schools	0.8%	5	20.9	17.8	16.3	18.3	7.1	2.1	13.6	7.5	4.5	4.5	$18,694	$6,576	$12,117
Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1310 N 9th Street	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5100	285	25	11.3	83.5%	8 (2.8%)	68 (23.9%)	181 (63.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)	5.3	641^st of 656 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.4	640^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.0%	1	8.8	10.3	21.7	13.4	3.4	15.0	19.1	11.7	10.6	10.6	$22,800	$7,390	$15,409
Bertram Caruthers Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Waverly	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4750	364	23	15.5	92.6%	8 (2.2%)	102 (28.0%)	236 (64.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	11.7	600^th of 656 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.2	609^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.7%	9	33.9	13.3	17.2	21.3	34.4	12.7	21.2	22.6	11.5	11.5	$18,265	$6,303	$11,962
School for Blind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 State Avenue	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	School for Blind	No	No	No	No	(913) 305-3000	11	6	1.7	36.4%	6 (54.5%)	1 (9.1%)	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Armstrong	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7350	243	21	11.4	92.6%	7 (2.9%)	28 (11.5%)	185 (76.1%)	14 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	16.5	572^nd of 656 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	597^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.6%	25	16.3	35.7	30.4	26.5	25.0	20.0	31.3	26.2	22.9	22.9	$21,787	$6,922	$14,865
M E Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 N 11th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3150	606	43	14.1	94.7%	30 (5.0%)	46 (7.6%)	492 (81.2%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	7.4	627^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.3	632^nd of 653 public elementary schools	3.2%	5	13.6	25.3	22.7	20.7	4.8	16.7	22.6	15.0	9.6	9.6	$19,497	$6,499	$12,998
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
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
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-5	295 S 10th Street	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6400	502	37	13.6	96.2%	22 (4.4%)	86 (17.1%)	363 (72.3%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	24.3	519^th of 656 public elementary schools	20.9%		25.4	511^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.7%	8	42.0	30.6	29.5	33.6	36.6	33.3	24.7	31.0	29.2	29.2	$19,529	$6,022	$13,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Banneker Elementary

How many students attend Banneker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Banneker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Banneker Elementary?

Students at Banneker Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 27% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Banneker Elementary in?

Kansas City

What schools do graduates of Banneker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Banneker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl B. Bruce Middle School
High : Wyandotte High

Is Banneker Elementary a good school?

Banneker Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

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