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Welborn Elementary

Public Grades K-5

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Welborn Elementary is a K–5 school with 504 students in the Kansas City district; the 10 nearby schools in this comparison are also in the district. In 2025–2026, Welborn’s proficiency rates were 23% in English language arts (ELA), 15% in science, and 10% in math, all below state rates. The clearest concern is math: Welborn was second-lowest among the 11 schools compared, and its result was 8 percentage points below the nearby-school average.

ELA and science results were close to local comparisons, while math lagged. Welborn’s ELA rate was about the same as the nearby average and district rate (both about 23%), but well below the state’s 46%; its science rate was also close to nearby and district results (about 16% and 15%) and below the state’s 38%. Welborn ranked sixth of the 11 schools in both ELA and science. In math, its 10% rate was below the nearby average of 18%, the district’s 16%, and the state’s 41%. The grade-level picture is especially uneven: fifth-grade math was 9%, the lowest among the 11 schools and well below the nearby average of 25%, while fifth-grade ELA was 31%, above the nearby average of 29% and close to the district’s 30%.

ELA and math proficiency have risen since 2022–2023—by 7 and 3 percentage points—while science fell by 3 points; meanwhile, the gaps with state results widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranks Welborn 637th of 657 Kansas schools, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars; the district ranks 264th of 268, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars. Welborn’s 14.6 student–teacher ratio is close to the nearby average of 14.3, as is its 89% free/reduced-lunch rate compared with the nearby average of 88%. Chronic absenteeism improved to 28%, below the district’s 39% but above the state’s 18% and nearby average of 24%. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for special education students was 21 in 2025–2026, compared with 3 overall, while its English learner percentile fell from 36 in 2023–2024 to 16 in 2025–2026.

504

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,905

Per pupil spending ?

88.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5200 Leavenworth Rd
Kansas City, KS 66104-2133

(913) 627-4450

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Welborn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	D D Eisenhower Middle
High:	Washington High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

African American:

28.4%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg18%

Kansas avg42%

637^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 28Elementary Schools in the Kansas City

264^th of 268Kansas 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
2026	5.8	637 of 657	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	645 of 653	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	634 of 660	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	597 of 668	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	636 of 670	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	646 of 667	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	653 of 656	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	654 of 659	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.7	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.3	669 of 678	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.1	667 of 668	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.1	658 of 660	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	616 of 631	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	618 of 630	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.0	603 of 621	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	598 of 614	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	585 of 600	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	577 of 585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	63 of 72	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	30 of 74	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	29 of 68	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	46 of 73	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	52 of 73	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	23.9	166 of 193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	140 of 140	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	106 of 126	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	92 of 129	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	79 of 124	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	72 of 117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	22 of 117	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	112 of 129	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	576 of 585	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	561 of 591	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	579 of 591	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	572 of 574	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	233 of 269	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	235 of 262	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	220 of 260	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	214 of 245	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	117 of 254	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	169 of 229	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	178 of 235	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	199 of 207	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	533 of 546	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	511 of 533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	537 of 546	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	517 of 541	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	410 of 512	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	454 of 494	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	476 of 509	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	511 of 512	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	559 of 594	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	575 of 605	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	563 of 586	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	571 of 575	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	252 of 318	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	203 of 306	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	260 of 296	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	179 of 305	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	166 of 193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	140 of 140	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	537 of 576	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	538 of 584	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	585 of 596	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	556 of 592	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	574 of 574	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)21st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2019)14th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts23%-23 vs state

Science15%-23 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)				KAP Mathematics (2026)				KAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	5.8	637^th of 657 public elementary schools	3.0%		6.5	634^th of 656 public elementary schools	3.4%	3	24.3	16.0	30.8	23.0	14.5	9.0	8.9	10.5	15.2	15.2	$16,905	$749	$16,155
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%)	5.3	642^nd of 657 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.3	628^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.3%	14	25.3	13.3	24.7	20.9	9.6	9.2	18.4	12.5	13.3	13.3	$16,905	$749	$16,155
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%)	5.3	641^st of 657 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.3	649^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.1%	8	22.5	12.2	29.7	20.6	7.5	2.0	18.9	8.7	13.5	13.5	$16,905	$749	$16,155
Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 N 67th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-7000	537	34	15.8	87.0%	48 (8.9%)	133 (24.8%)	258 (48.0%)	73 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	13	590^th of 657 public elementary schools	10.2%		15.9	573^rd of 656 public elementary schools	12.7%	17	33.7	27.5	38.2	33.1	20.0	20.9	22.2	21.0	15.7	15.7	$16,905	$749	$16,155
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%)	6.1	634^th of 657 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.7	614^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.4%	20	27.6	17.0	18.9	21.3	21.0	9.8	18.9	16.8	5.8	5.8	$16,905	$749	$16,155
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-5	641 N 57th St	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5150	216	18	12.0	90.7%	23 (10.6%)	41 (19.0%)	110 (50.9%)	30 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	4.8	644^th of 657 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.3	648^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.2%	4	0.0	10.0	18.2	8.8	0.0	15.0	27.3	13.2	0.0	0.0	$16,905	$749	$16,155
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4950	419	25	16.5	73.5%	61 (14.6%)	115 (27.4%)	139 (33.2%)	72 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	8	620^th of 657 public elementary schools	5.6%		14.8	579^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.7%	41	26.7	18.5	28.1	24.3	16.4	19.7	16.9	17.7	18.5	18.5	$16,905	$749	$16,155
New Chelsea	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%)	9.2	615^th of 657 public elementary schools	6.4%		5.9	639^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.6%	24	18.0	30.6	31.3	27.3	9.7	13.9	23.4	15.7	21.0	21.0	$16,905	$749	$16,155
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%)	9.9	609^th of 657 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	605^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.8%	4	7.4	28.8	23.8	20.1	5.9	32.4	27.0	21.9	3.2	3.2	$16,905	$749	$16,155
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%)	24.8	521^st of 657 public elementary schools	20.7%		20.1	549^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.3%	28	12.5	27.5	50.0	30.5	15.6	21.9	45.9	28.2	40.5	40.5	$16,905	$749	$16,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Welborn Elementary

How many students attend Welborn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Welborn Elementary.

Is Welborn Elementary a good school?

Welborn Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Welborn Elementary in?

Kansas City

What schools do graduates of Welborn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Welborn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : D D Eisenhower Middle
High : Washington High

What is the racial makeup of Welborn Elementary?

Students at Welborn Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 28% African American, 11% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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