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Compass Elementary

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Compass Elementary ranks 644 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Compass Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 332 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District, which is ranked 324 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compass Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 21.5% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 38.2% at the state level and 20.2% in the Hickman Mills C-1 district. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 35.1% to 43.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. While Compass Elementary ranks relatively well for its African American students, it performs poorly for its White students and Gifted and Talented students.

Compass Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than the other Hickman Mills C-1 elementary schools in the area, such as Dobbs Elementary, Warford Elementary, Truman Elementary, and Ingels Elementary. Compass Elementary's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the school is struggling to improve student outcomes and may need significant interventions to address the underlying issues.

335

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,471

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 E. 103rd St
Kansas City, MO 64137-3106

(816) 316-7750

District: Hickman Mills C-1

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.6%

Hispanic:

27.2%

White:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hickman Mills C-1

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

644^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Hickman Mills C-1

324^th of 367Hickman Mills C-1 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	32.5	644 of 900	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	664 of 906	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	739 of 898	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	824 of 908	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	866 of 901	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	939 of 1052	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	876 of 1045	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	765 of 1032	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	675 of 865	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	873 of 1058	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	977 of 1089	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	1022 of 1108	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.9	1015 of 1085	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	878 of 1088	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	943 of 1066	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	960 of 1053	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	1028 of 1084	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	1003 of 1080	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	902 of 1074	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	26 of 190	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	31 of 191	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	41 of 185	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	103 of 184	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	161 of 163	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	137 of 250	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	133 of 243	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	12.6	69 of 70	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	225 of 638	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	223 of 625	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	323 of 611	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	427 of 532	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	544 of 574	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	785 of 907	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	646 of 887	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	862 of 917	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts28%-15 vs state

Science16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Dobbs Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Eastern	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7800	320	25	12.8	100.0%	63 (19.7%)	174 (54.4%)	32 (10.0%)	27 (8.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	26.2	687^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.7%		12.6	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%	123	21.5	26.0	33.5	27.7	10.8	15.3	43.0	$19,453	$2,545	$16,908
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
Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	9601 James A. Reed Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8100	287	22	12.7	100.0%	32 (11.1%)	160 (55.7%)	65 (22.6%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	15.4	770^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.3	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%	10	18.3	25.8		14.0	20.3	25.8	24.9	$19,264	$2,177	$17,087
Ingels Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Food Ln	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7850	261	25	10.3	100.0%	25 (9.6%)	152 (58.2%)	57 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	14.3	782^nd of 900 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.4	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%	28	21.0	17.9	14.7	12.3		20.1	27.5	$24,363	$4,732	$19,631
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-5	8908 Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7950	356	25	14.3	100.0%	16 (4.5%)	251 (70.5%)	52 (14.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	11.2	809^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.4	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%	22	19.0	15.6	19.3	15.4	13.3	11.7	20.8	$19,712	$2,441	$17,271
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
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
Conn-West Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5225	338	23	14.6	55.9%	23 (6.8%)	144 (42.6%)	128 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	37 (10.9%)	12.7	797^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.4%		11.2	820^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.5%	23	12.2	12.6	17.4	19.3	22.9	20.9		$15,829	$541	$15,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Compass Elementary

What schools do graduates of Compass Elementary attend?

Students who attend Compass Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School
High : Ruskin High School

Is Compass Elementary a good school?

Compass Elementary ranks 644^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Compass Elementary?

Students at Compass Elementary are 55% African American, 27% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Compass Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Compass Elementary.

What district is Compass Elementary in?

Hickman Mills C-1

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