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Noble Prentis Elementary

Public Grades K-5

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Noble Prentis Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 189 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.

Over the past several years, Noble Prentis Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Noble Prentis Elementary has faced significant challenges in academic performance, with only 20.82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 8.33% in math, and 3.7% in science. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.5% to 41.2%, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.81% to 92.59%.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Frank Rushton Elementary and New Stanley Elementary, the performance gap is quite significant, with these schools consistently outperforming Noble Prentis Elementary on academic measures. The gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools in the higher-performing Shawnee Mission Public School district, where schools like Rushton Elementary and Westwood View Elementary have proficiency rates that are 2-4 times higher than Noble Prentis Elementary.

193

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,354

Per pupil spending ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2337 S 14th Street
Kansas City, KS 66103

(913) 627-5250

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Noble Prentis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Argentine Middle
High:	J C Harmon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

White:

22.3%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

646^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	4.9	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	621 of 653	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	641 of 660	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	637 of 668	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	598 of 670	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	578 of 667	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	591 of 656	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	607 of 659	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	29.2	495 of 656	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	584 of 678	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	617 of 668	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	630 of 660	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.3	571 of 631	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	599 of 630	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	593 of 621	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	597 of 614	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	575 of 600	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	568 of 585	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	105 of 124	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	113 of 117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	91 of 108	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.9	25 of 122	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	520 of 591	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	513 of 591	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	521 of 574	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	247 of 262	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	243 of 260	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	244 of 245	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	230 of 254	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	171 of 229	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	105 of 235	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	130 of 207	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	516 of 533	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	491 of 546	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	521 of 541	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	462 of 512	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	406 of 494	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	405 of 509	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	458 of 512	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	527 of 605	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	497 of 586	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	513 of 575	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	125 of 305	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	6.4	573 of 579	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	572 of 584	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	596 of 596	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	571 of 587	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	549 of 592	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2022)59th percentile+54 vs school

Male (2021)13th percentile~ school

Female (2021)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 vs state

Science4%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Noble Prentis 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Noble Prentis Elementary

What district is Noble Prentis Elementary in?

Kansas City

Is Noble Prentis Elementary a good school?

Noble Prentis Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Noble Prentis Elementary?

Students at Noble Prentis Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 22% White, 15% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Noble Prentis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Noble Prentis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Argentine Middle
High : J C Harmon High

How many students attend Noble Prentis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended Noble Prentis Elementary.

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