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Ervin Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

767^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Ervin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 641 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District, which has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Missouri school districts.

Ervin Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 36.7% to 43.7% over the past 5 years, well above the state average. The school's test scores on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) are also consistently well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 41.4% statewide and 22.8% for the Hickman Mills district. While Ervin's performance for African American students and low-socioeconomic status students is slightly better relative to other Missouri schools serving similar populations, these subgroups still struggle, with rankings in the bottom 50% of schools.

The challenges faced by Ervin Elementary are not unique to the school, but are shared by the other elementary schools in the Hickman Mills district, such as Warford, Ingels, and Dobbs. In contrast, elementary schools in the neighboring Lee's Summit R-VII district, such as Longview Farm and Cedar Creek, have significantly higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower rates of free and reduced lunch recipients.

427

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,696

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11115 Bennington Ave
Kansas City, MO 64134-3106

(816) 316-7100

District: Hickman Mills C-1

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2021 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

767^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From bottom 5% (2021) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	15.9	767 of 900	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	830 of 906	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	834 of 898	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	867 of 908	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	853 of 901	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	39 of 190	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	33.2	137 of 191	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	108 of 185	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	136 of 184	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	113 of 163	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	443 of 638	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	524 of 625	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	522 of 611	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	485 of 532	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	521 of 574	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)79th percentile+65 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science5%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Ervin Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Meadowmere Elementary	Public	K-5	7010 E 136th St	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5525	336	20	16.8	55.1%	66 (19.6%)	129 (38.4%)	102 (30.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	48.4	483^rd of 900 public elementary schools	46.3%		56.9	381^st of 906 public elementary schools	57.9%	102	47.2	44.6	34.3	25.1	39.9	44.5	40.5	$16,327	$863	$15,465
Longview Farm Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 SW Longview Park Dr	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4180	401	23	17.2	7.5%	307 (76.6%)	21 (5.2%)	24 (6.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	86.1	109^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.7	94^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.6%	15	79.1	62.6	54.0	52.6	62.4		62.1	$13,629	$350	$13,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Ervin Elementary School

Is Ervin Elementary School a good school?

Ervin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ervin Elementary School?

Students at Ervin Elementary School are 57% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% White.

What district is Ervin Elementary School in?

Hickman Mills C-1

How many students attend Ervin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Ervin Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ervin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ervin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickman Mills Middle School
High : Ruskin High School

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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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