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Thomas A Edison Elementary

Public Grades K-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Thomas A Edison Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 232 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.

Thomas A Edison Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school struggles with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.3% to 41.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the Kansas City and statewide averages. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all well below the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools in the Kansas City district also face challenges, some schools in the Shawnee Mission Public School district, such as Highlands Elementary, Roesland Elementary, and Westwood View Elementary, significantly outperform Thomas A Edison Elementary and the Kansas City district as a whole. This suggests that factors beyond just the school district, such as socioeconomic differences in the student populations, may be contributing to the disparities in academic performance.

244

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,428

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Locust Street
Kansas City, KS 66103

(913) 627-4900

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Thomas A Edison Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosedale Middle
High:	J C Harmon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

White:

16.0%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 23rd percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kansas City

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

541^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	21.0	541 of 656	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	539 of 653	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	567 of 660	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	513 of 668	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	577 of 670	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	575 of 667	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	584 of 656	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	584 of 659	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	638 of 656	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	654 of 678	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	601 of 668	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	626 of 660	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	549 of 631	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	570 of 630	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.0	528 of 621	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.3	447 of 614	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	547 of 600	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	491 of 585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	32.9	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	38 of 129	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	17 of 124	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	41 of 117	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	62 of 122	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	43 of 129	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	545 of 591	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	469 of 591	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	498 of 574	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	152 of 262	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	162 of 245	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	145 of 254	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	112 of 229	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	117 of 235	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	115 of 207	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	367 of 533	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	385 of 546	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	418 of 541	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	290 of 512	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	402 of 494	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	373 of 509	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	440 of 512	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	457 of 605	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	517 of 586	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	509 of 575	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	156 of 313	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	98 of 305	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2018)26th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Science12%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Thomas A Edison 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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th 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
Thomas A Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Locust Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4900	244	22	11.0	86.9%	39 (16.0%)	32 (13.1%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	21	541^st of 656 public elementary schools	17.5%		21	539^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.5%	2	21.0	25.6	37.5		27.4	36.8	21.4	41.2		32.5	11.8	11.8	$21,428	$6,432	$14,997
Roesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Parish Dr	Roeland Park	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4700	350	23	15.0	45.4%	196 (56.0%)	31 (8.9%)	92 (26.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	82.8	86^th of 656 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.3	61^st of 653 public elementary schools	90.7%	25	68.3	64.6	67.5	66.7	66.8	58.3	65.3	62.5	61.9	61.8	52.5	52.5	$13,193	$426	$12,766
Noble Prentis Elementary	Public	K-5	2337 S 14th Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5250	193	16	11.7	91.7%	43 (22.3%)	28 (14.5%)	106 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	4.9	646^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.8	621^st of 653 public elementary schools	4.9%	25	18.9	20.0	24.1		20.8	5.6	16.1	3.4		8.3	3.7	3.7	$20,354	$6,240	$14,114
Frank Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2605 W 43rd Avenue	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3050	359	24	14.9	80.5%	43 (12.0%)	80 (22.3%)	198 (55.2%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	50.7	327^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.2%		44.3	382^nd of 653 public elementary schools	41.5%	55	46.3	68.0	38.0		51.1	40.5	62.7	42.3		49.0	32.1	32.1	$19,869	$6,758	$13,111
Westwood View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4935 Belinder Ave	Westwood	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5800	321	21	15.5	6.9%	265 (82.6%)	7 (2.2%)	24 (7.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	98.8	1^st of 656 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.1	2^nd of 653 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	88.7	87.5	98.2	87.2	90.8	79.2	83.3	92.9	87.2	85.7	87.5	87.5	$12,292	$445	$11,847
Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 656 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	214^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.2%	9	56.8	46.3	58.5	56.7	54.5	51.3	50.0	37.2	54.0	47.8	57.1	57.1	$14,277	$400	$13,876
Silver City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Lawrence Ave	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4550	1,495	34	44.0	83.5%	131 (8.8%)	408 (27.3%)	768 (51.4%)	136 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.3%)	7.7	626^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.4	639^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.1%	13	27.9	5.9	27.5		21.4	16.3	2.9	22.5		14.5	15.0	15.0	$12,406	$5,360	$7,046
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Roe Ave	Mission	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3300	345	27	12.9	10.4%	267 (77.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.1%)	97.6	3^rd of 656 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	12^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.2%	9	86.5	85.4	89.5	76.1	84.5	73.0	75.6	87.7	80.4	80.1	87.7	87.7	$14,809	$352	$14,457
Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2570 South 42nd Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3600	234	19	12.4	79.9%	74 (31.6%)	10 (4.3%)	139 (59.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	47	356^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.7%		35.2	448^th of 653 public elementary schools	31.4%	92	60.0	37.5	52.9		50.0	38.1	37.2	55.6		43.0	27.8	27.8	$15,708	$2,723	$12,984
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	1429 S 29th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5900	171	16	10.3	92.4%	11 (6.4%)	39 (22.8%)	107 (62.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	53.1	307^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.2%		50.2	324^th of 653 public elementary schools	50.4%	17	54.8	52.4	36.7		47.6	51.6	52.4	63.3		56.1	20.0	20.0	$23,089	$6,813	$16,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas A Edison Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Thomas A Edison Elementary?

Students at Thomas A Edison Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Thomas A Edison Elementary attend?

Students who attend Thomas A Edison Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosedale Middle
High : J C Harmon High

Is Thomas A Edison Elementary a good school?

Thomas A Edison Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Thomas A Edison Elementary in?

Kansas City

How many students attend Thomas A Edison Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Thomas A Edison Elementary.

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