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John T. Hartman Elementary

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John T. Hartman Elementary ranks 216 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

216^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

John T. Hartman Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 381. The school is part of the Kansas City 33 school district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John T. Hartman Elementary has shown significant improvement in student performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 777 out of 901 Missouri elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 216 out of 900 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain subgroups, ranking 1st out of 190 Missouri elementary schools for African American students and 29th out of 638 for low socioeconomic status students in 2024-2025. Compared to the Kansas City 33 district and the state of Missouri, John T. Hartman Elementary consistently outperforms in various subject areas and grade levels, with 70% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in MAP/Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to 18.9% for the district and 41.4% for the state.

However, John T. Hartman Elementary has faced challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47% to 61.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and national averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.94% to 100% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. Despite these challenges, the school has seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, from $15,303 in 2019-2020 to $21,979 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average.

360

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,599

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8111 Oak
Kansas City, MO 64114-2528

(816) 418-1750

District: Kansas City 33

Students who attend John T. Hartman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle School
High:	Southeast High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.2%

Hispanic:

13.9%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg19%

Missouri avg43%

216^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 21Elementary Schools in the Kansas City 33

305^th of 367Kansas City 33 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	73.2	216 of 900	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	546 of 906	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	585 of 898	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	768 of 908	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	777 of 901	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	712 of 1052	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	885 of 1045	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	763 of 1032	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	686 of 865	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.3	766 of 1058	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.5	798 of 1089	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.5	927 of 1108	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	815 of 1085	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	846 of 1088	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	828 of 1066	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	62.2	364 of 1053	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.6	755 of 1084	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	1 of 190	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	27 of 191	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	11 of 185	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	57.4	56 of 184	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	90 of 163	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	66 of 250	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	94 of 243	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	20.3	237 of 302	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	29 of 638	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	58.2	206 of 625	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	151 of 611	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	347 of 532	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	374 of 574	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	357 of 907	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	657 of 887	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)99th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+23 vs state

Mathematics57%+14 vs state

English Language Arts50%+7 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 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
John T. Hartman Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	8111 Oak	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1750	360	23	15.9	100.0%	29 (8.1%)	260 (72.2%)	50 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	73.2	216^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.0%		41.7	546^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.7%	330	70.0	48.2		53.7	65.6	64.6	37.8			$19,599	$2,799	$16,800
Academy For Integrated Arts	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7910 Troost Ave	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Academy For Integrated Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 444-1720	244	26	9.3	100.0%	29 (11.9%)	184 (75.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	12.7	798^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.7	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	12	6.6	17.7	15.5			19.5	23.7	23.2		$22,307	$1,114	$21,193
Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	8817 Wornall Rd	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3613	247	22	11.2	59.9%	68 (27.5%)	118 (47.8%)	26 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.8%)	31.9	649^th of 900 public elementary schools	27.9%		23.9	699^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.8%	50	25.0	44.6	24.4		26.7	30.0	39.4	28.8		$22,659	$1,777	$20,882
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
Hale Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7302 Pennsylvania	Kansas City	64114	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1601	344	26	13.3	100.0%	197 (57.3%)	70 (20.3%)	32 (9.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.0%)	47.6	492^nd of 900 public elementary schools	45.3%		61.1	340^th of 906 public elementary schools	62.5%	152	28.0	35.7	33.3	14.9	55.5	43.0	56.5		26.0	$19,062	$2,735	$16,327
Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6903 Oak Street	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 361-7735	520	39	13.4	26.9%	312 (60.0%)	102 (19.6%)	41 (7.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.3%)	79.1	165^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.7%		90.6	61^st of 906 public elementary schools	93.3%	104	48.7	65.7			63.5	40.2	72.1	68.1		$12,346	$180	$12,166
University Academy-Lower	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6801 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	University Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 412-5973	609	39	15.5	100.0%	18 (3.0%)	570 (93.6%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.5	665^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.1%		27.1	679^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.1%	14	21.5	41.1	30.0		25.7	18.1	33.2	34.3		$16,066	$892	$15,174
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
Border Star Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	6321 Wornall Rd	Kansas City	64113	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	No	(816) 418-5150	251	17	14.6	100.0%	124 (49.4%)	89 (35.5%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	17 (6.8%)	77.5	183^rd of 900 public elementary schools	79.7%					(n/a)	56.6		52.1		47.7	56.6				$22,229	$2,478	$19,751
B. Banneker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7050 Askew	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1850	487	33	14.9	100.0%	22 (4.5%)	375 (77.0%)	74 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	5.3	875^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.5	899^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.8%	24	6.3	11.0	10.2	4.5	6.9	12.6	9.4	8.6	11.7	$18,216	$2,478	$15,738

Frequently Asked Questions about John T. Hartman Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John T. Hartman Elementary?

Students at John T. Hartman Elementary are 72% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend John T. Hartman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended John T. Hartman Elementary.

What district is John T. Hartman Elementary in?

Kansas City 33

What schools do graduates of John T. Hartman Elementary attend?

Students who attend John T. Hartman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle School
High : Southeast High School

Is John T. Hartman Elementary a good school?

John T. Hartman Elementary ranks 216^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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