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Quindaro Elementary

Public Grades K-5

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Quindaro Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 294 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Quindaro Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the Kansas City and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.31% of Quindaro students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 21.63% for Kansas City and 44.47% for the state. Quindaro's English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom quarter or bottom fifth of Kansas elementary schools in these subgroups.

Quindaro's extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.2% to 41.2% in recent years, are nearly double the state average and are likely a major contributor to the school's poor academic performance. While Quindaro's performance is poor overall, some nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as Mark Twain Elementary and Frances Willard Elementary, perform slightly better academically but still struggle compared to state averages, suggesting that the challenges facing Quindaro and other schools in the district may be systemic issues that require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to address.

325

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,951

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Farrow
Kansas City, KS 66104

(913) 627-4400

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Quindaro Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

African American:

32.0%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

614^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	9.7	614 of 656	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	574 of 653	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	582 of 660	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	638 of 668	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	660 of 670	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	597 of 667	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	649 of 656	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	649 of 659	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	654 of 656	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.3	674 of 678	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	638 of 668	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	656 of 660	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.5	524 of 631	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	544 of 630	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	546 of 621	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	0.1	613 of 614	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.9	588 of 600	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	564 of 585	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	28 of 72	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	35 of 68	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	59 of 73	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	23 of 73	68.5%	★★★★☆
2018	23.5	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	153 of 214	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	171 of 193	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	107 of 129	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	83 of 124	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	25 of 117	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	62 of 108	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	42 of 122	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.8	126 of 129	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	7.4	572 of 591	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	517 of 591	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	569 of 574	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	221 of 262	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	126 of 260	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	98 of 245	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	217 of 254	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	195 of 229	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	133 of 235	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	162 of 207	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	473 of 533	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	400 of 546	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	444 of 541	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	477 of 512	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	475 of 494	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	408 of 509	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	507 of 512	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	6.7	595 of 605	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	520 of 586	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	565 of 575	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	254 of 296	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	213 of 305	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	153 of 214	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	171 of 193	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)70th percentile+64 vs school

Disabled (2021)29th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2023)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-15 vs state

English Language Arts25%-19 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 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
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
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N. 44th Street	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6250	534	35	15.4	83.0%	31 (5.8%)	142 (26.6%)	306 (57.3%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	7.3	628^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.4	603^rd of 653 public elementary schools	7.7%	25	17.6	24.2	21.6	21.2	8.4	23.5	7.8	13.4	16.7	16.7	$17,975	$6,539	$11,436
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
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
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
Welborn Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Leavenworth Rd	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4450	504	35	14.6	88.7%	56 (11.1%)	143 (28.4%)	210 (41.7%)	55 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	6.5	634^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.9	645^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.2%	11	22.0	16.3	32.5	23.5	3.9	6.2	13.6	7.6	16.0	16.0	$18,119	$6,254	$11,865
Eugene Ware Elementary	Public	K-5	4820 Oakland	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5950	242	20	12.3	90.9%	16 (6.6%)	48 (19.8%)	149 (61.6%)	19 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	4.3	649^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.1%		13.9	584^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.6%	65	12.5	19.4	20.0	16.8	6.0	14.6	7.5	9.2	5.0	5.0	$19,681	$5,894	$13,787
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Quindaro Elementary

What district is Quindaro Elementary in?

Kansas City

Is Quindaro Elementary a good school?

Quindaro Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Quindaro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Quindaro Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Quindaro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Quindaro Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Quindaro Elementary?

Students at Quindaro Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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