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West Park Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

West Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 541 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs below the Kansas City and state averages in academic assessments, with only 21.15% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 13.42% in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages.

West Park Elementary School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking low compared to other Kansas elementary schools. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.5% to 41.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, which may impact the level of individual attention and support students receive.

While West Park Elementary School faces significant challenges, some nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as Frances Willard Elementary and McKinley Elementary, perform better on academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the issues at West Park Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach to ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students.

534

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,975

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 N. 44th Street
Kansas City, KS 66104

(913) 627-6250

District: Kansas City

Students who attend West Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gloria Willis Middle School
High:	F L Schlagle High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

26.6%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Kansas avg42%

628^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 11% (2021) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	7.3	628 of 656	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	603 of 653	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	544 of 660	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	498 of 668	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	599 of 670	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	44 of 72	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	20 of 74	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	28 of 73	61.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	83 of 129	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	81 of 124	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	45 of 117	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	19 of 117	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	68 of 108	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	533 of 591	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	222 of 262	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	211 of 260	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	101 of 245	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	56 of 254	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	118 of 229	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	501 of 533	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	483 of 546	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	322 of 541	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	234 of 512	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	376 of 494	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	520 of 605	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	187 of 313	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	217 of 306	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	172 of 296	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.1	26 of 305	91.5%	★★★★★

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)40th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science17%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	4.3	648^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.2%		20.2	546^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.4%	102	18.4	3.3	17.2	13.4	7.5	6.5	17.2	10.0	13.8	13.8	$21,321	$6,136	$15,185
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
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 West Park Elementary School

What district is West Park Elementary School in?

Kansas City

Is West Park Elementary School a good school?

West Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of West Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gloria Willis Middle School
High : F L Schlagle High

What is the racial makeup of West Park Elementary School?

Students at West Park Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 27% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended West Park Elementary School.

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