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Frances Willard Elementary

Public Grades K-5

605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Frances Willard Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving around 400 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, Frances Willard Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Kansas elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating. The school underperforms compared to the Kansas City and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.34% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 21.63% for Kansas City and 44.47% for the state. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 41.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as M.E. Pearson Elementary, West Park Elementary, and Douglass Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, but generally outperform Frances Willard Elementary in academic proficiency and other key metrics. The school's high-needs student population, with 95.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its challenges, but the effective use of resources and targeted interventions could be critical steps in helping the school improve its educational outcomes.

434

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,843

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Orville
Kansas City, KS 66102

(913) 627-6100

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Frances Willard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Argentine Middle
High:	J C Harmon High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.2%

African American:

6.5%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

605^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	10.9	605 of 656	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	549 of 653	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	578 of 660	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	620 of 668	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	594 of 670	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	591 of 667	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	621 of 656	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	633 of 659	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	591 of 678	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	629 of 668	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	634 of 660	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	601 of 631	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	593 of 630	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	596 of 621	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	579 of 614	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	574 of 600	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	532 of 585	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.0	119 of 214	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	172 of 193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	85 of 129	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	68 of 124	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	55 of 117	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	75 of 117	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.6	9 of 108	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	45.0	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	78 of 129	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	19.7	501 of 591	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	484 of 591	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	522 of 574	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	209 of 262	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	123 of 260	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	174 of 245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	198 of 254	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	141 of 229	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	147 of 235	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	172 of 207	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	468 of 533	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	381 of 546	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	440 of 541	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	460 of 512	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	394 of 494	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	371 of 509	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	465 of 512	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	547 of 605	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	540 of 586	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	551 of 575	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	159 of 313	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	263 of 306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	250 of 296	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	198 of 305	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	119 of 214	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	172 of 193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2021)44th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Science8%-33 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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 Frances Willard Elementary

What district is Frances Willard Elementary in?

Kansas City

What is the racial makeup of Frances Willard Elementary?

Students at Frances Willard Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Frances Willard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Frances Willard Elementary.

Is Frances Willard Elementary a good school?

Frances Willard Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Frances Willard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frances Willard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Argentine Middle
High : J C Harmon High

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