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Warford Elementary

Public Grades K-5

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Warford Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 379 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.

Warford Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.0% to 43.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Ervin Elementary, Dobbs Elementary, and Compass Elementary. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the MAP tests, is also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

While Warford Elementary and the other nearby schools in the Hickman Mills C-1 district share similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, there are notable differences in their academic performance. For example, Compass Elementary and Red Bridge Elementary, which are also in high-poverty areas, outperform Warford Elementary on many MAP test metrics. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the successes of nearby high-poverty schools and implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes at Warford Elementary.

407

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,808

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11400 Cleveland
Kansas City, MO 64137-2335

(816) 316-8150

District: Hickman Mills C-1

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.5%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

804^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	12.0	804 of 900	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	782 of 906	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	707 of 898	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	774 of 908	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	822 of 901	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	836 of 1052	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	838 of 1045	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	819 of 1032	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	687 of 865	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.4	500 of 1058	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.0	461 of 1089	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	546 of 1108	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	587 of 1085	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.8	665 of 1088	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.8	818 of 1066	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.5	660 of 1053	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	808 of 1084	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.0	861 of 1080	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.8	646 of 1074	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	88 of 190	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	125 of 191	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.6	38 of 185	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	83 of 184	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	36 of 163	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	126 of 250	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	93 of 243	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	15.2	262 of 302	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	222 of 251	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	49 of 63	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	41 of 120	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	504 of 638	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	432 of 625	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	264 of 611	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	325 of 532	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	481 of 574	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	526 of 907	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	545 of 887	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	48.3	455 of 917	50.4%	★★★☆☆

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)54th percentile+43 vs school

White (2019)50th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-22 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

English Language Arts16%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Warford Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Butcher-Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5302 E 140th	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5400	253	19	13.3	60.9%	33 (13.0%)	98 (38.7%)	98 (38.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	26	690^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.3%		11	825^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.9%	135	37.8	10.3	24.9						42.0	10.6	24.9					$18,974	$762	$18,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Warford Elementary

Is Warford Elementary a good school?

Warford Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Warford Elementary in?

Hickman Mills C-1

What is the racial makeup of Warford Elementary?

Students at Warford Elementary are 57% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Warford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Warford Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Warford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Warford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School
High : Ruskin High School

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