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Red Bridge Elementary

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Red Bridge Elementary ranks 489 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Red Bridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 223 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Center 58 school district, which is ranked 306 out of 367 districts in the state.

Red Bridge Elementary consistently outperforms the Center 58 district and the state of Missouri in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency was 32.3% compared to 21.8% for the district and 41.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 4th-grade proficiency at 49.9% compared to 28.7% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Red Bridge Elementary also performs well in science, with 5th-grade proficiency at 40.5% compared to 22.3% for the district and 42.2% for the state.

While Red Bridge Elementary outperforms the Center 58 district, the nearby schools within the district, such as Center Elementary and Boone Elementary, have significantly lower proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. However, when compared to schools outside the Center 58 district, such as Compass Elementary and Warford Elementary in the Hickman Mills C-1 district, Red Bridge Elementary's performance is more mixed, with some subjects and grade levels showing stronger results and others lagging behind.

201

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,457

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10781 Oak St
Kansas City, MO 64114-5055

(816) 612-4200

District: Center 58

Students who attend Red Bridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Center Middle
High:	Center Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.3%

White:

32.8%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Center 58

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg23%

Missouri avg42%

489^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Center 58

306^th of 367Center 58 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	489 of 900	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	457 of 906	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	415 of 898	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	321 of 908	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	316 of 901	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	347 of 1052	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	193 of 1045	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	274 of 1032	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	62.9	331 of 865	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	372 of 1058	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.6	282 of 1089	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	65.4	346 of 1108	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.2	224 of 1085	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	183 of 1088	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	51.3	562 of 1066	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	453 of 1053	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	410 of 1084	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	315 of 1080	70.8%	★★★★☆
2006	47.4	597 of 1074	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	36 of 191	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	9 of 184	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	37 of 250	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	14 of 243	94.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	69.6	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	377 of 638	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	247 of 625	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	334 of 611	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	238 of 907	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	78 of 887	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	79.3	138 of 917	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	106 of 898	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2019)85th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2024)81st percentile+32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)78th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-9 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

This school is the best place ever! They believe in all of there wonderful, gifted students, and break their backs to teach them the things they need to know for future grades. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAP Algebra I (2025)	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/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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Red Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10781 Oak St	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4200	201	23	8.8	53.2%	66 (32.8%)	81 (40.3%)	33 (16.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)	47.7	489^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.7%		49.5	457^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.6%	32	32.3		29.8				40.5		32.2	49.9	45.9					$18,457	$1,282	$17,175
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Grand Ave	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 612-4250	285	22	13.2	100.0%	27 (9.5%)	202 (70.9%)	40 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	17.9	754^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.2%		13.8	791^st of 906 public elementary schools	12.7%	37	25.1		9.9				17.1		24.9	35.2	15.5					$16,147	$975	$15,172
Warford Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Cleveland	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8150	407	26	15.6	100.0%	48 (11.8%)	234 (57.5%)	83 (20.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.6%)	12	804^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.7%		15	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%	22	10.4	18.7	21.9				20.4		10.5	15.8	23.6					$17,808	$1,918	$15,890
Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	8817 Wornall Rd	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3613	247	22	11.2	59.9%	68 (27.5%)	118 (47.8%)	26 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.8%)	31.9	649^th of 900 public elementary schools	27.9%		23.9	699^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.8%	50	25.0	44.6	24.4				26.7		30.0	39.4	28.8					$22,659	$1,777	$20,882
Center Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Euclid Ave	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3444	314	26	12.2	100.0%	20 (6.4%)	206 (65.6%)	53 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.8%)	6.7	859^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.6%		4.6	887^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.1%	28	12.4		7.9				12.6		11.0	2.1	15.7					$15,231	$1,211	$14,019
Martin City Elementary	Public	K-8	201 E 133rd St	Kansas City	64145	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5700	638	52	12.2	51.6%	103 (16.1%)	232 (36.4%)	255 (40.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.9%)	24.6	703^rd of 900 public elementary schools	21.9%		21	722^nd of 906 public elementary schools	20.3%	19	16.4	30.4	34.0	24.9	28.0	13.5	20.1	28.1	26.7	25.0	34.5	24.9	28.5	32.0	86.1	$18,991	$1,118	$17,873
Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 E. 103rd St	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7750	335	24	14.0	100.0%	35 (10.4%)	183 (54.6%)	91 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	32.5	644^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.4%		29	664^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.7%	20	45.9	42.7	21.5				16.2		33.2	30.0	21.2					$18,471	$2,095	$16,377
John T. Hartman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8111 Oak	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1750	360	23	15.9	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.2%)	50 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	73.2	216^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.0%		41.7	546^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.7%	330	70.0	48.2		53.7			65.6		64.6	37.8						$19,599	$2,799	$16,800
Academy For Integrated Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7910 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Academy For Integrated Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-1720	244	26	9.3	100.0%	29 (11.9%)	184 (75.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12.7	798^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.7	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	12	6.6	17.7	15.5						19.5	23.7	23.2					$22,307	$1,114	$21,193
Ervin Elementary School	Public	K-5	11115 Bennington Ave	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7100	427	28	15.4	100.0%	41 (9.6%)	245 (57.4%)	93 (21.8%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	15.9	767^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.8%		10.2	830^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.4%	63	25.4	32.7	9.6				5.4		22.5	24.5	21.4					$17,696	$2,072	$15,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Bridge Elementary

How many students attend Red Bridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Red Bridge Elementary.

What district is Red Bridge Elementary in?

Center 58

Is Red Bridge Elementary a good school?

Red Bridge Elementary ranks 489^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Red Bridge Elementary?

Students at Red Bridge Elementary are 40% African American, 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Red Bridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Red Bridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Center Middle
High : Center Senior High

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