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Briarcliff Elementary

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Briarcliff Elementary ranks 349 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Briarcliff Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 318 students in grades K-5. It is part of the North Kansas City 74 school district, which is ranked 104 out of 367 districts in the state.

Briarcliff Elementary generally performs better than the state average in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across grades 3-5. However, the school's performance lags behind the North Kansas City 74 district average in most subject areas and grade levels. The school's performance for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status (SES) students is particularly concerning, with these subgroups ranking in the bottom quartile of Missouri elementary schools in recent years. Briarcliff Elementary has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.3% to 27.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Briarcliff Elementary's performance is generally stronger than some, such as Crestview Elementary and Winnwood Elementary, but lags behind others, like Oakwood Manor Elementary and Meadowbrook Elementary. The significant underperformance of Hispanic and low-SES students at Briarcliff Elementary suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address these achievement gaps.

352

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,889

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 NW Briarcliff Rd
Kansas City, MO 64116-1749

(816) 321-5030

District: North Kansas City 74

Students who attend Briarcliff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastgate 6th Grade Center
	Northgate Middle
High:	North Kansas City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

21.3%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Missouri median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg49%

Missouri avg42%

349^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 20Elementary Schools in the North Kansas City 74

104^th of 367North Kansas City 74 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	61.4	349 of 900	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	290 of 906	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	227 of 898	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	290 of 908	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	368 of 901	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	475 of 1052	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	419 of 1045	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	380 of 1032	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.8	203 of 865	76.5%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	254 of 1058	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	280 of 1089	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	61.4	416 of 1108	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	414 of 1085	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	350 of 1088	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	297 of 1066	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	255 of 1053	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	44.4	676 of 1084	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.6	225 of 1080	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	310 of 1074	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	32.4	78 of 105	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	275 of 638	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	381 of 625	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	237 of 611	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	305 of 532	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	632 of 907	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	531 of 887	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	183 of 666	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	64 of 673	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	66 of 675	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	182 of 917	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	92 of 898	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)26th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+7 vs state

Mathematics44%+3 vs state

Science39%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Teachers are not willing to communicate with parents. They refuse to fill out physician requested forms concerning behavior for ADHD medication. They claim that 20 days advance notice and receipt of the form is not adequate time to fill it out. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete the form. The new principal will not help. If this was not enough, the children are bullied on the bus and there is nothing the principal will do. Their backpacks are grabbed and searched by other students. They are tripped. They are pushed so they fall down the bus steps. They are "patted down" by other students. The principal met with the bullies and they said they accidentally patted them down and took their book bags and she believed it.

We had hoped with the change in administration this year would be different from the previous two. We were wrong.

If you child has any learning challenges THIS IS NOT THE SCHOOL FOR YOU!!!

Unfortunately, I was unable to give "0" stars.

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Schools Near Briarcliff 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
Briarcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 NW Briarcliff Rd	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5030	352	23	15.2	48.0%	174 (49.4%)	57 (16.2%)	75 (21.3%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	61.4	349^th of 900 public elementary schools	61.2%		66.1	290^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.0%	59	37.8	52.9	42.5	39.2	43.0	60.8	51.6	$14,889	$546	$14,343
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4327 N Holmes	Kansas City	64116	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5070	487	36	13.6	60.8%	144 (29.6%)	138 (28.3%)	85 (17.5%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	62 (12.7%)	29.9	662^nd of 900 public elementary schools	26.4%		26.1	686^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.3%	24	32.7	18.8	21.0	24.0	40.5	22.9	41.7	$15,310	$544	$14,766
Davidson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 N Highland	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5080	566	41	13.7	64.5%	189 (33.4%)	118 (20.8%)	107 (18.9%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	88 (15.5%)	38.9	580^th of 900 public elementary schools	35.6%		43.6	523^rd of 906 public elementary schools	42.3%	57	40.5	41.7	24.7	25.8	45.8	34.9	28.6	$14,204	$528	$13,677
West Englewood Elementary	Public	K-5	1506 NW Englewood Rd	Kansas City	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5210	435	32	13.7	65.1%	146 (33.6%)	98 (22.5%)	90 (20.7%)	38 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	55 (12.6%)	48.9	478^th of 900 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.8	498^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.0%	20	28.6	40.4	36.4	41.2	39.4	47.1	45.7	$14,732	$543	$14,190
Line Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 NW Waukomis Dr	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4320	321	28	11.4	43.6%	189 (58.9%)	55 (17.1%)	32 (10.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.9%)	43.4	533^rd of 900 public elementary schools	40.8%		34	622^nd of 906 public elementary schools	31.3%	89	51.3	30.0	23.2	28.8	44.1	34.6		$19,112	$518	$18,594
Hopewell Elementary	Public	K-5	5801 NW Waukomis	Kansas City	64151	Platte County	Park Hill	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 359-4410	483	38	12.5	29.6%	270 (55.9%)	113 (23.4%)	56 (11.6%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	66.1	300^th of 900 public elementary schools	66.7%		70.9	245^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.0%	55	32.5	56.4	51.7	51.7	38.7		59.0	$15,945	$89	$15,855
Oakwood Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5900 N Flora Av	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5180	277	25	11.1	61.7%	153 (55.2%)	29 (10.5%)	56 (20.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	34 (12.3%)	71.2	238^th of 900 public elementary schools	73.6%		46.8	484^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.6%	246	45.6				57.1		49.9	$15,591	$537	$15,053
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	4624 N Norton	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5120	185	14	13.4	62.2%	79 (42.7%)	26 (14.1%)	36 (19.5%)	8 (4.3%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.2%)	28 (15.1%)								(n/a)			41.5			71.3		$15,953	$544	$15,408
Chouteau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 N Jackson	Kansas City	64117	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 321-5050	346	26	13.2	71.4%	161 (46.5%)	82 (23.7%)	44 (12.7%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (11.6%)	45.7	509^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.4%		58.3	365^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.7%	144	45.2	31.1	43.5	45.0	35.8	26.6	37.6	$15,614	$548	$15,066
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 N Michigan Dr	Gladstone	64118	Clay County	North Kansas City 74	No	No	No	No	(816) 321-5150	529	37	14.3	55.0%	250 (47.3%)	77 (14.6%)	114 (21.6%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	53 (10.0%)	70.3	247^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.6%		70.6	252^nd of 906 public elementary schools	72.2%	5	49.3	52.4	44.5	55.3	45.5	54.8	52.2	$14,571	$545	$14,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Briarcliff Elementary

What district is Briarcliff Elementary in?

North Kansas City 74

How many students attend Briarcliff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Briarcliff Elementary.

Is Briarcliff Elementary a good school?

Briarcliff Elementary ranks 349^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Briarcliff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Briarcliff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastgate 6th Grade Center
Middle : Northgate Middle
High : North Kansas City High

What is the racial makeup of Briarcliff Elementary?

Students at Briarcliff Elementary are 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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