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Bertram Caruthers Elementary

Public Grades K-5

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Bertram Caruthers Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 343 students in grades K-5. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Bertram Caruthers Elementary over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Academically, Bertram Caruthers Elementary lags behind the Kansas City and state averages in the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.4% to 41.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. While the school performs relatively well in some student subgroups, it struggles with others, such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

The challenges faced by Bertram Caruthers Elementary are not unique, as the nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as M.E. Pearson, Frances Willard, and Douglass Elementary, also perform poorly. This suggests that the issues are systemic within the district, and addressing them will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to improve educational outcomes for all students.

364

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,265

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Waverly
Kansas City, KS 66104

(913) 627-4750

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Bertram Caruthers Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

African American:

28.0%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

600^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	11.7	600 of 656	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	609 of 653	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	602 of 660	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	580 of 668	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	574 of 670	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	643 of 667	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	650 of 656	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	656 of 659	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	639 of 678	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	642 of 668	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	640 of 660	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	607 of 631	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	621 of 630	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.1	613 of 621	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	604 of 614	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.6	595 of 600	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	576 of 585	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	18 of 74	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	41.5	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	22 of 73	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	19 of 73	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	38.5	40 of 65	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	35.4	128 of 193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	79 of 129	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	59 of 124	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	47 of 117	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	30 of 117	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.8	78 of 122	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	118 of 129	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	562 of 591	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	566 of 574	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	199 of 262	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	206 of 260	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	157 of 245	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	137 of 254	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	104 of 229	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.2	227 of 235	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	206 of 207	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	462 of 533	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	487 of 546	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	442 of 541	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	414 of 512	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	332 of 494	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	482 of 509	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	509 of 512	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	14.8	541 of 605	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	556 of 586	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	573 of 575	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	305 of 313	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	295 of 296	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.6	114 of 305	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	128 of 193	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2019)34th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2021)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)11th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science11%-30 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bertram Caruthers Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bertram Caruthers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bertram Caruthers Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Bertram Caruthers Elementary?

Students at Bertram Caruthers Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 28% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Bertram Caruthers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Bertram Caruthers Elementary.

Is Bertram Caruthers Elementary a good school?

Bertram Caruthers Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Bertram Caruthers Elementary in?

Kansas City

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