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New Stanley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

New Stanley Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 224 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Academically, New Stanley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.96% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide and 21.63% in the district. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was 19.2%, compared to 38.73% statewide and 14.56% in the district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 41.2% over the past few years.

However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 11.5 over the past few years, which is lower than the ratios at most nearby schools. Additionally, the school has shown some strengths in serving certain student subgroups, such as ranking 36th out of 129 Kansas elementary schools for English Language Learner students and 126th out of 305 schools for Special Education students. These unique strengths suggest opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve overall student outcomes at New Stanley Elementary.

251

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,996

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3604 Metropolitan
Kansas City, KS 66106

(913) 627-3950

District: Kansas City

Students who attend New Stanley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Argentine Middle
High:	J C Harmon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

African American:

10.0%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 24th percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 24th-percentile peak (2022) to 12th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

576^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	15.6	576 of 656	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	628 of 653	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	508 of 660	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	511 of 668	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	635 of 670	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	535 of 667	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	618 of 656	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	626 of 659	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	619 of 656	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	643 of 678	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.3	665 of 668	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	624 of 660	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	624 of 631	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	595 of 630	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	587 of 621	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.3	575 of 614	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	597 of 600	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	585 of 585	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	36.5	123 of 193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	36 of 129	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	35.0	95 of 124	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	35 of 117	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.5	67 of 108	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.2	13 of 122	89.3%	★★★★★
2018	40.6	70 of 129	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	9.5	562 of 591	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	537 of 574	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	158 of 262	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	244 of 260	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	133 of 245	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	81 of 254	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	206 of 229	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	75 of 235	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	177 of 207	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	426 of 533	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	509 of 546	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	321 of 541	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	286 of 512	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	443 of 494	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	296 of 509	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.4	477 of 512	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.9	552 of 605	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	464 of 586	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	535 of 575	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	126 of 305	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	123 of 193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+60 vs school

Special Education (2022)59th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2019)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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Schools Near New Stanley 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Turner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3400	560	40	14.0	80.7%	130 (23.2%)	61 (10.9%)	297 (53.0%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	38.9	424^th of 656 public elementary schools	35.4%		32.1	467^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.5%	43	46.1	49.4	44.4	46.9	29.4	46.1	38.2	38.1	26.9	26.9	$13,116	$2,066	$11,050
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Oak Grove Rd	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3900	532	35	15.2	79.9%	163 (30.6%)	56 (10.5%)	264 (49.6%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	38.3	431^st of 656 public elementary schools	34.3%		37.6	432^nd of 653 public elementary schools	33.8%	1	50.6	45.6	40.0	45.5	38.3	34.2	35.9	36.1	35.9	35.9	$13,121	$1,857	$11,264
Midland Trail	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 South 51st Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3500	495	37	13.4	88.3%	88 (17.8%)	114 (23.0%)	258 (52.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	37.8	437^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.4%		39.4	420^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.7%	17	46.9	34.5	50.0	44.5	47.6	37.7	31.9	39.6	27.8	27.8	$14,469	$2,112	$12,357
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

Frequently Asked Questions about New Stanley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of New Stanley Elementary?

Students at New Stanley Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend New Stanley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended New Stanley Elementary.

What district is New Stanley Elementary in?

Kansas City

Is New Stanley Elementary a good school?

New Stanley Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of New Stanley Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Stanley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Argentine Middle
High : J C Harmon High

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