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Chelsea Elementary

Public Grades K-5

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Chelsea Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 534 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.

Chelsea Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Kansas, with only 19.71% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.49% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 21.63% and 14.56% for the district, and 44.47% and 38.73% for the state. The school also struggles with extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.5% to 41.2% over the past few years. Chelsea Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 80.9% to 83.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, nearby elementary schools like M.E. Pearson, West Park, and Mark Twain all outperform Chelsea Elementary on academic measures and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism, despite serving similar student populations. Chelsea's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past decade, suggesting the need for significant interventions and support to address the complex challenges facing the school and its students.

557

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,842

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Wood
Kansas City, KS 66104

(913) 627-5000

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Chelsea Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.0%

African American:

14.2%

White:

2.7%

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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 (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

639^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	5.9	639 of 656	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	598 of 653	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	617 of 660	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	643 of 668	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	667 of 670	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	650 of 667	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	651 of 656	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	653 of 659	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.3	653 of 656	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.4	673 of 678	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.2	666 of 668	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	638 of 660	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	538 of 631	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	4.7	614 of 630	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	616 of 621	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.0	606 of 614	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.0	593 of 600	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	580 of 585	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	35 of 70	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	36 of 72	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	56 of 74	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	71 of 73	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	56 of 73	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	55 of 65	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	39.0	114 of 193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.4	138 of 140	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	90 of 129	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	29 of 124	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	62 of 117	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	81 of 117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	99 of 108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	90 of 122	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	111 of 129	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	5.3	585 of 591	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	566 of 591	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	560 of 574	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	240 of 262	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	187 of 260	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	176 of 245	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	227 of 254	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	222 of 229	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	196 of 235	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	200 of 207	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	507 of 533	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	466 of 546	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	475 of 541	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	487 of 512	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	487 of 494	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	484 of 509	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	506 of 512	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	5.9	599 of 605	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	569 of 586	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	574 of 575	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	305 of 313	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	125 of 306	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	141 of 305	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	114 of 193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.4	138 of 140	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)50th percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2019)41st percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Chelsea Elementary

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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chelsea Elementary

How many students attend Chelsea Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Chelsea Elementary.

Is Chelsea Elementary a good school?

Chelsea Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Chelsea Elementary in?

Kansas City

What is the racial makeup of Chelsea Elementary?

Students at Chelsea Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Chelsea Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chelsea Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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