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John Fiske Elementary

Public Grades K-5

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

John Fiske Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 292 students in grades PK-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.

John Fiske Elementary consistently performs below the Kansas City and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.03% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 21.63% in Kansas City and 44.47% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 9.99%, compared to 14.56% in Kansas City and 38.73% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 41.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

While nearby schools like Whittier Elementary also perform below state averages, they generally outperform John Fiske Elementary. Whittier Elementary has significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA (33.62%) and Mathematics (31.03%) compared to John Fiske. The data suggests that John Fiske Elementary faces significant academic, attendance, and equity challenges compared to both the state and nearby district schools, indicating a need for comprehensive interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

287

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,971

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 S Valley
Kansas City, KS 66105

(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: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

633^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Disabled (2021)15th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-19 vs state

English Language Arts17%-27 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 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 (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
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%)	6.5	633^rd of 656 public elementary schools	3.5%		6	643^rd of 653 public elementary schools	1.5%	10	23.4	4.1	25.6	17.0	6.1	6.0	19.5	10.0	21.9	21.9	$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%)	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
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
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
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
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%)	15.6	576^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.2%		7.7	628^th of 653 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	35.0	4.8	33.3	24.0	16.7	4.5	38.5	19.2	28.2	28.2	$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%)	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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about John Fiske Elementary

Is John Fiske Elementary a good school?

John Fiske Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% 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.

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

What district is John Fiske Elementary in?

Kansas City

How many students attend John Fiske Elementary?

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

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