Schools in Zip Code 66103

ZIP code 66103 has four schools in the Kansas City district, serving 1,297 students: three elementary schools and one middle school, Rosedale Middle, which serves grades 6–8. The latest results show a sharp difference among the elementary schools: Frank Rushton Elementary was above state proficiency figures in all three subjects, while Noble Prentis Elementary was well below them. The most important takeaway for families is that elementary results in this ZIP code vary widely by school.

Frank Rushton is the clear elementary standout, with 50% proficient in ELA, 49% in math and 43% in science—about 4, 8 and 5 percentage points above the state figures. It led the next-highest school, Thomas A Edison Elementary, by 19 points in ELA, 12 in math and 24 in science. Noble Prentis was lowest in all three subjects, at 11% in ELA, 10% in math and 8% in science; it trailed Frank by 39, 38 and 35 points, respectively. Rosedale had 18% proficiency in ELA, 8% in math and 4% in science, all below its supplied state comparisons.

Recent changes are mixed, with Edison improving in all three subjects over the prior year—3 points in ELA, 5 in math and 7 in science—while Noble’s ELA result fell 9 points even as its math and science results rose. Frank gained 11 points in science and remained the elementary leader; SchoolDigger gave it three stars and the 51st percentile, compared with Edison’s one star and 20th percentile and Noble’s zero stars and 0th percentile. Frank’s student-teacher ratio is 14.9, versus 11.0 at Edison and 11.7 at Noble; its free/reduced-lunch rate is 81%, compared with 87% and 92%, respectively—context, not an explanation for results. Attendance also stands out: chronic absenteeism was 18% at Frank, near the 18% state figure, versus 31% at Edison, 24% at Noble and 40% at Rosedale. Rosedale is the only middle school listed, so it is not directly comparable with the elementary schools.