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Santa Fe Elementary

Q: Is Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Santa Fe Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Santa Fe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Santa Fe Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Elementary?

Students at Santa Fe Elementary are 71% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Santa Fe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School High : Ruskin High School

Public Grades K-5

809^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Millennium At Sante Fe is an elementary school located in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 317 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 Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Millennium At Sante Fe consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools, with a ranking between 634 and 938 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranges from 15.6% to 19.3%, compared to the state average of 38.2% to 43.8%. Millennium At Sante Fe also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.7% to 43.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While Millennium At Sante Fe is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 district, the nearby schools within the same district, such as Compass Elementary, Ervin Elementary School, Dobbs Elementary, and Truman Elementary, generally perform better on academic measures, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Millennium At Sante Fe to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts.

356

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,712

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8908 Old Santa Fe Rd
Kansas City, MO 64138-3999

(816) 316-7950

District: Hickman Mills C-1

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.5%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

809^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	11.2	809 of 900	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	787 of 906	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	712 of 898	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	732 of 908	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	784 of 901	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	634 of 1052	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	747 of 1045	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.3	644 of 1032	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	12.5	780 of 865	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	938 of 1058	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	1015 of 1089	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	1060 of 1108	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.1	1038 of 1085	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	1037 of 1088	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	953 of 1066	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	971 of 1053	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	1049 of 1084	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.5	1030 of 1080	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	1020 of 1074	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	99 of 190	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	98 of 191	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	48 of 185	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	29 of 184	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	78 of 163	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	54 of 250	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	80 of 243	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	0.0	91 of 91	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	516 of 638	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	466 of 625	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	310 of 611	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	232 of 532	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	386 of 574	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	261 of 907	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	443 of 887	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)48th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

Science15%-27 vs state

English Language Arts15%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Santa Fe 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Holliday Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7227 Jackson	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1950	360	24	14.9	100.0%	67 (18.6%)	241 (66.9%)	30 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	12.8	796^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.6%		17	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%	36	23.1		17.8	10.6			4.5		21.1	$20,977	$2,478	$18,498
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Elementary

How many students attend Santa Fe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Santa Fe Elementary.

What district is Santa Fe Elementary in?

Hickman Mills C-1

What schools do graduates of Santa Fe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Fe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School
High : Ruskin High School

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Elementary?

Students at Santa Fe Elementary are 71% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian.

Is Santa Fe Elementary a good school?

Santa Fe Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

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