Kansas City, MO elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Rising Hill ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7468%56%Exceeds Expectations380
#2A+Shoal Creek ElemKansas CityLiberty 5368%63%Meets Expectations883
#3ANorthview ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7465%57%Meets Expectations654
#4AUnion Chapel ElemKansas CityPark Hill65%54%Exceeds Expectations606
#5ABell Prairie ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7464%56%Meets Expectations712
#6AFox Hill ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7462%44%Greatly Exceeds Expectations587
#7AHawthorn ElemKansas CityPark Hill62%55%Meets Expectations452
#8ANashua ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7462%52%Exceeds Expectations328
#9AJohn T Hartman Elementary (Magnet)Kansas CityKansas City 3361%11%Greatly Exceeds Expectations317
#10A-Academie Lafayette Oak Elem (Charter)Kansas CityAcademie Lafayette61%45%Greatly Exceeds Expectations497
#11A-English Landing ElemKansas CityPark Hill59%52%Meets Expectations429
#12A-Maplewood ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7458%31%Greatly Exceeds Expectations293
#13A-Summit Pointe ElemKansas CityLee's Summit R-Vii57%57%Doesn't Meet Expectations536
#14B+Border Star Montessori (Magnet)Kansas CityKansas City 3354%30%Greatly Exceeds Expectations288
#15BHopewell ElementaryKansas CityPark Hill51%51%Doesn't Meet Expectations481
#16BLakewood ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7451%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations187
#17BBriarcliff ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7450%42%Meets Expectations310
#18B-Academie Lafayette Cherry Elem (Charter)Kansas CityAcademie Lafayette48%44%Meets Expectations459
#19B-Hale Cook ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3348%38%Exceeds Expectations284
#20B-Southeast ElemKansas CityPark Hill48%47%Doesn't Meet Expectations500
#21C+Clardy ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7444%44%Doesn't Meet Expectations495
#22C+Prairie Point ElemKansas CityPark Hill44%50%Underperforms Expectations422
#23C+Red Bridge ElemKansas CityCenter 5844%31%Exceeds Expectations237
#24C+Kellybrook Elem SchoolKansas CityLiberty 5343%53%Underperforms Expectations522
#25CChouteau ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7442%30%Exceeds Expectations358
#26CPathfinder ElemKansas CityPlatte Co. R-Iii42%40%Meets Expectations602
#27CWest Englewood ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7441%32%Exceeds Expectations403
#28CTopping ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7440%22%Greatly Exceeds Expectations318
#29C-Alfred L Renner ElemKansas CityPark Hill39%41%Doesn't Meet Expectations427
#30C-Liberty Oaks ElemKansas CityLiberty 5339%49%Underperforms Expectations522
#31C-Ravenwood ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7439%37%Meets Expectations319
#32C-Tiffany Ridge Elementary SchlKansas CityPark Hill39%46%Underperforms Expectations471
#33C-Compass ElementaryKansas CityHickman Mills C-138%10%Greatly Exceeds Expectations326
#34C-Thomas B Chinn ElemKansas CityPark Hill38%39%Doesn't Meet Expectations450
#35C-Davidson ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7437%28%Exceeds Expectations517
#36D+Frontier School Of Innovation (Charter)Kansas CityFrontier Schools35%13%Greatly Exceeds Expectations620
#37D+Line Creek ElemKansas CityPark Hill35%41%Doesn't Meet Expectations364
#38D+Boone ElemKansas CityCenter 5834%23%Exceeds Expectations272
#39D+Fleetridge ElemKansas CityRaytown C-234%28%Meets Expectations315
#40D+Foreign Language Academy (Magnet)Kansas CityKansas City 3333%27%Meets Expectations613
#41D+Gracemor ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7433%25%Meets Expectations630
#42D+Little Blue ElementaryKansas CityRaytown C-233%22%Exceeds Expectations373
#43D+Crestview ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7432%26%Meets Expectations435
#44DCarver Dual Language School (Magnet)Kansas CityKansas City 3332%15%Greatly Exceeds Expectations473
#45DScuola Vita Nuova Charter (Charter)Kansas CityScuola Vita Nuova31%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations405
#46DMartin City ElemKansas CityGrandview C-429%23%Meets Expectations668
#47DUniversity Academy Lower (Charter)Kansas CityUniversity Academy29%13%Greatly Exceeds Expectations617
#48DCrossroads Central Street (Charter)Kansas CityCrossroads Charter Schools27%15%Exceeds Expectations360
#49DDobbs ElementaryKansas CityHickman Mills C-127%13%Exceeds Expectations322
#50DWinnwood ElementaryKansas CityNorth Kansas City 7427%21%Meets Expectations243
#51DGladstone ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3326%18%Meets Expectations372
#52D-Elementary School (Charter)Kansas CityCitizens of the World Charter25%19%Meets Expectations270
#53D-Indian Creek ElemKansas CityCenter 5825%15%Exceeds Expectations274
#54D-Norfleet ElemKansas CityRaytown C-225%21%Meets Expectations311
#55D-Brookside Charter Elementary (Charter)Kansas CityBrookside Charter Sch.24%9%Greatly Exceeds Expectations513
#56D-Ac Prep ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3323%11%Exceeds Expectations341
#57D-Truman ElementaryKansas CityHickman Mills C-122%14%Meets Expectations325
#58D-Ingels ElementaryKansas CityHickman Mills C-121%10%Exceeds Expectations292
#59D-Wendell Phillips ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3321%11%Exceeds Expectations295
#60D-Academy For Integrated Arts (Charter)Kansas CityAcademy For Integrated Arts20%9%Exceeds Expectations270
#61D-Warford ElementaryKansas CityHickman Mills C-119%12%Meets Expectations394
#62D-Kc International Wallace (Charter)Kansas CityKc International Academy18%11%Meets Expectations665
#63D-Pitcher ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3318%13%Meets Expectations283
#64D-Ervin Elementary SchoolKansas CityHickman Mills C-117%11%Meets Expectations629
#65D-Millennium At Sante FeKansas CityHickman Mills C-117%11%Meets Expectations288
#66FWestridge ElemKansas CityRaytown C-217%17%Doesn't Meet Expectations321
#67FCrossroads Quality Hill (Charter)Kansas CityCrossroads Charter Schools16%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations259
#68FEastwood Hills ElemKansas CityRaytown C-216%13%Meets Expectations329
#69FGarfield ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3316%20%Doesn't Meet Expectations649
#70FPhillis Wheatley ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3315%13%Meets Expectations391
#71FGeorge Melcher ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3312%10%Meets Expectations296
#72FJames ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 3312%20%Underperforms Expectations207
#73FLee A Tolbert Com Academy (Charter)Kansas CityLee A. Tolbert Com. Academy10%10%Doesn't Meet Expectations364
#74FCenter ElemKansas CityCenter 589%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations347
#75FRogers ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 339%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations543
#76FB Banneker ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 338%9%Doesn't Meet Expectations390
#77FGuadalupe Centers Elementary (Charter)Kansas CityGuadalupe Centers Schools7%14%Underperforms Expectations781
#78FM L King ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 336%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations665
#79FWhittier ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 335%17%Underperforms Expectations351
#80FHogan Preparatory Academy Elem (Charter)Kansas CityHogan Preparatory Academy4%8%Doesn't Meet Expectations391
#81FKipp Endeavor Academy (Charter)Kansas CityKipp: Endeavor Academy4%8%Doesn't Meet Expectations604
#82FPrimitivo Garcia ElementaryKansas CityKansas City 333%16%Underperforms Expectations263
#83FHope Leadership Academy (Charter)Kansas CityHope Leadership Academy2%8%Underperforms Expectations101

How Kansas City, MO's elementary schools compare

A: 13B: 7C: 15D: 30F: 18

24% of the 83 ranked elementary schools in Kansas City, MO earn an A or B (13 A grades, 7 B, 15 C, 30 D, 18 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 57 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 30 exceed it. On average 33% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 27% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: John T Hartman Elementary (61% against 11%, A), Compass Elementary (38% against 10%, C-), Maplewood Elementary (58% against 31%, A-), Border Star Montessori (54% against 30%, B+), Frontier School Of Innovation (35% against 13%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 21): North Kansas City 74 (9), Park Hill (5), Kansas City 33 (3), Academie Lafayette (2).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Shoal Creek Elem (883 students, A+, #2), Guadalupe Centers Elementary (781 students, F, #77), Bell Prairie Elementary (712 students, A, #5).

Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

Elementary schools in Kansas City, MO that are not ranked

10 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (10)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Kansas City, MO, as grouped on its schools page; the Missouri ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Kansas City, MO

What is the best elementary school in Kansas City, MO?

Rising Hill Elementary in Kansas City ranks first among the 83 ranked elementary schools in Kansas City, MO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 68% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 56%.

How are elementary schools in Kansas City, MO ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Kansas City, MO have?

SchoolGrade grades 93 public elementary schools in Kansas City, MO; 83 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.