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Dobbs Elementary

Public Grades K-5

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Dobbs Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 330 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.

Dobbs Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Missouri elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that significantly underperform the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 21.5%, compared to the state average of 41.4% and the district average of 22.8%. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30% to 43.7% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state and district averages.

While Dobbs Elementary and other nearby schools in the Hickman Mills C-1 district all perform below the state average, some schools in the Raytown C-2 district, such as Southwood Elementary and Spring Valley Elementary, appear to have slightly better academic outcomes, suggesting potential opportunities for collaboration and learning from successful practices in the region.

320

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,453

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9400 Eastern
Kansas City, MO 64138-4213

(816) 316-7800

District: Hickman Mills C-1

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.4%

White:

19.7%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

687^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	26.2	687 of 900	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	810 of 906	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	742 of 898	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	863 of 908	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	838 of 901	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	952 of 1052	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	933 of 1045	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	945 of 1032	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	782 of 865	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	964 of 1058	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.5	999 of 1089	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	1032 of 1108	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	976 of 1085	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	957 of 1088	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	948 of 1066	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	940 of 1053	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.8	1013 of 1084	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	998 of 1080	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.9	1018 of 1074	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	23 of 190	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	43.6	103 of 191	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	92 of 185	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	160 of 184	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	131 of 163	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	176 of 250	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	169 of 243	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	32.0	188 of 251	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	294 of 638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	483 of 625	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	346 of 611	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	478 of 532	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	502 of 574	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	791 of 907	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	749 of 887	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2018)25th percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts24%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Dobbs Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8838 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7270	353	23	15.0	73.7%	48 (13.6%)	220 (62.3%)	56 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.4%)	12.6	800^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.2	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%	1	17.8	13.3	11.4	20.9	27.4	15.2	17.4	$13,705	$1,973	$11,733
Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	319	23	13.7	72.7%	57 (17.9%)	164 (51.4%)	51 (16.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.2%)	10.4	819^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.2	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%	12	16.7	15.7	16.5	16.7	12.3	15.8	16.4	$14,722	$2,089	$12,633
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
Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	346	27	12.8	61.3%	71 (20.5%)	162 (46.8%)	57 (16.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.7%)	17.4	756^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.6	764^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.7%	8	15.7	24.5	22.9	22.9	24.1	20.2	24.4	$15,679	$2,055	$13,625
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dobbs Elementary

How many students attend Dobbs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Dobbs Elementary.

Is Dobbs Elementary a good school?

Dobbs Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dobbs Elementary?

Students at Dobbs Elementary are 54% African American, 20% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Dobbs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dobbs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School
High : Ruskin High School

What district is Dobbs Elementary in?

Hickman Mills C-1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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