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John Fiske Elementary

Q: Is John Fiske Elementary a good school?

John Fiske Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend John Fiske Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended John Fiske Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John Fiske Elementary?

Students at John Fiske Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of John Fiske Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Fiske Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rosedale Middle High : J C Harmon High

Public Grades K-5

650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

John Fiske Elementary is a K–5 school with 287 students in Kansas City, Kansas, in the Kansas City district. In 2025–2026, 16% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 11% in mathematics and 8% in science—below both district and state rates in every subject. The most important finding is that Fiske’s results are low across all three subjects, not just one.

Fiske is near the bottom of its local comparison group: it has the second-lowest ELA result and the third-lowest math and science results among nine nearby schools. Nearby-school averages were 28% in ELA, 23% in math and 18% in science, leaving Fiske 12, 13 and 10 points below those averages, respectively. Science is its closest result to the local average, but it still ranks third-lowest. Grade 3 math is a notable bright spot: 21% proficiency was 2 points above the district’s same-grade result and third-highest among the ten nearby schools. Fiske’s math proficiency then falls to 6% in Grade 4 and 4% in Grade 5.

Over four years, ELA proficiency rose 6 points, while math fell 2 points and science fell 3; the gaps from state results widened in all three subjects. Science’s latest change was especially sharp, dropping 14 points in one year. SchoolDigger ranks Fiske 650th of 657 statewide, in the 1st percentile with 0 stars; among ten nearby schools with rankings, only Noble Prentis Elementary ranks lower. One relative strength is SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English language learner students: the 23rd percentile, compared with Fiske’s overall 1st percentile, up from the 7th percentile the year before. Context measures are mixed: chronic absenteeism is 22%, below the district’s 39% and nearby-school average of 27%, but above the state’s 18%; the free/reduced-lunch rate is 95%, second-highest among nearby schools. These context figures describe the school but do not explain its test results.

287

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,971

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

625 S Valley
Kansas City, KS 66105-1558

(913) 627-4850

District: Kansas City

Students who attend John Fiske Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosedale Middle
High:	J C Harmon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.7%

White:

9.4%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg18%

Kansas avg42%

650^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Kansas City

264^th of 268Kansas 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
2026	4.0	650 of 657	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	633 of 656	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	643 of 653	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	635 of 660	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	651 of 668	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	632 of 670	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	572 of 667	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	624 of 659	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	612 of 656	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	648 of 678	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	662 of 668	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	642 of 660	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.8	579 of 631	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	597 of 630	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	600 of 621	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.0	581 of 614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	570 of 600	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	567 of 585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	182 of 214	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	97 of 126	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	120 of 129	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	106 of 124	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	96 of 108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	55 of 122	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	101 of 129	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	583 of 585	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	559 of 591	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	528 of 591	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	552 of 574	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	263 of 269	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	243 of 262	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	246 of 260	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	229 of 245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	198 of 229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	114 of 235	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	173 of 207	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	541 of 546	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	498 of 533	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	523 of 546	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	511 of 541	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	486 of 512	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	450 of 494	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	348 of 509	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.7	474 of 512	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	585 of 594	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	557 of 605	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	462 of 586	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	544 of 575	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	310 of 318	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	279 of 313	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	257 of 296	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	131 of 305	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.2	182 of 214	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	3.7	581 of 584	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	582 of 596	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	522 of 587	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	551 of 592	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)23rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2021)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science8%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

My daughter goes to this school for K. So far okay, lunch menu is fair, same thing 5 lunches in a one school week and changed every 4 weeks, then repeat week 1, 2, 3, and 4. I think her teacher, Stokes, gets over whelmed at times with all the children, my daughter I feel needs more attention than she is receiving. I figured I would try this school, since it is a few blocks from home before sending her to a private school, may send her there for their curriculum and smaller classes. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)				KAP Mathematics (2026)				KAP Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
John Fiske Elementary	Public	K-5	625 S Valley	Kansas City	66105	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4850	287	20	14.1	95.1%	27 (9.4%)	15 (5.2%)	243 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4	650^th of 657 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.5	633^rd of 656 public elementary schools	3.5%	17	11.8	22.0	14.0	15.9	21.2	6.0	4.0	10.5	8.0	8.0	$23,971	$6,768	$17,203
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%)	29.2	499^th of 657 public elementary schools	24.0%		24.3	519^th of 656 public elementary schools	20.9%	20	41.8	34.6	41.2	39.1	43.0	30.8	35.3	36.4	29.4	29.4	$19,529	$6,022	$13,507
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%)	37.6	441^st of 657 public elementary schools	32.9%		53.1	307^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.2%	134	28.1	54.8	50.0	43.2	31.2	54.8	41.2	42.5	11.8	11.8	$23,089	$6,813	$16,275
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%)	9.5	613^th of 657 public elementary schools	6.7%		7.4	627^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.4%	14	21.3	24.1	25.6	23.6	13.7	22.9	26.7	20.8	19.8	19.8	$19,497	$6,499	$12,998
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%)	4.3	647^th of 657 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.7	626^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.6%	21	8.6	27.1	17.6	18.8	8.6	12.5	11.8	11.1	9.4	9.4	$12,406	$5,360	$7,046
New Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	3604 Metropolitan	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3950	251	20	12.2	92.0%	24 (9.6%)	25 (10.0%)	191 (76.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	8.5	618^th of 657 public elementary schools	5.9%		15.6	576^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.2%	42	20.7	31.6	30.8	28.3	10.3	15.4	15.4	14.0	20.5	20.5	$20,996	$5,654	$15,342
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%)	2.9	654^th of 657 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.9	646^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.5%	8	10.5	9.1	16.0	11.5	15.8	9.1	4.0	10.4	8.3	8.3	$20,354	$6,240	$14,114
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%)	19.7	560^th of 657 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.5	572^nd of 656 public elementary schools	12.8%	12	38.1	32.5	42.3	37.0	16.7	35.0	26.9	25.9	20.0	20.0	$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) 913-3015	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)
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%)	9.9	609^th of 657 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	605^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.8%	4	7.4	28.8	23.8	20.1	5.9	32.4	27.0	21.9	3.2	3.2	$20,843	$7,016	$13,826

Frequently Asked Questions about John Fiske Elementary

What schools do graduates of John Fiske Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Fiske Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosedale Middle
High : J C Harmon High

Is John Fiske Elementary a good school?

John Fiske Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of John Fiske Elementary?

Students at John Fiske Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American.

How many students attend John Fiske Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended John Fiske Elementary.

What district is John Fiske Elementary in?

Kansas City

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