Brookside Charter Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Brookside Charter School · Grades Pre-K–5
Brookside Charter Elementary School serves 575 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 2 schools in Brookside Charter School. By enrollment it is the 84th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brookside Charter School |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290002402838 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Brookside Charter School | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 575 | 800 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 9.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Brookside Charter Elementary School in context
Size
Brookside Charter Elementary School is the only elementary school in Brookside Charter School. Its 575 students are 71.9% of the district's 800. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 439 students, so Brookside Charter Elementary School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 104 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 39, against an average of 82 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 86 in kindergarten and 82 in grade 5. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 82.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brookside Charter School (83.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Brookside Charter School and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 64.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Brookside Charter Elementary School has 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 575 students would have about 46.7 teachers, so Brookside Charter Elementary School has 9.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is University Academy-Lower, 1 miles away in University Academy. There are 33 elementary schools within 5 miles and 81 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 82.4% |
| Hispanic | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| White | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 99 |
| Grade 3 | 104 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1815 East 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64130
Phone: (816)531-2192
Website: brooksidecharter.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brookside Charter Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Academy-Lower | University Academy | 1.0 mi | 609 | 15.5 | 100% |
| Ac Prep Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.1 mi | 366 | 12.6 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Oak Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 1.3 mi | 520 | 13.4 | 26.9% |
| B. Banneker Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.3 mi | 487 | 14.9 | 100% |
| Border Star Montessori | Kansas City 33 | 1.6 mi | 251 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Hogan Preparatory Academy Elementary School | Hogan Preparatory Academy | 1.6 mi | 391 | 10.9 | 100% |
| M. L King Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.8 mi | 768 | 15 | 100% |
| Holliday Montessori | Kansas City 33 | 1.9 mi | 360 | 14.9 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Brookside Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Charter Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 225 |