Chouteau Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri · North Kansas City 74 School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Chouteau Elementary School serves 346 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Kansas City (Clay County). It is one of 33 schools in North Kansas City 74 School District. By enrollment it is the 546th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 26.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | North Kansas City 74 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292280001263 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Kansas City 74 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 346 | 21,252 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.4% | 45.5% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Chouteau Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in North Kansas City 74 School District, Chouteau Elementary School is the 15th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 324 students, so Chouteau Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 4 with 62 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 20, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (62 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 20 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 46.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across North Kansas City 74 (49%). Black students are next, at 23.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.5% across North Kansas City 74 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 38.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Chouteau Elementary School has 26.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 346 students would have about 28.1 teachers, so Chouteau Elementary School has 1.9 fewer.
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 Winnwood Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 23 elementary schools within 5 miles and 92 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 46.5% |
| Black | 23.7% |
| Hispanic | 12.7% |
| Two or more races | 11.6% |
| Asian | 4.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 20 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3701 N Jackson, Kansas City, MO 64117
Phone: (816)321-5050
Website: nkcschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Chouteau Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnwood Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 1.0 mi | 264 | 11.5 | 74.6% |
| Topping Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 1.4 mi | 293 | 12 | 72.7% |
| Lakewood Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 1.5 mi | 185 | 13.5 | 62.2% |
| Frontier School of Innovation | Frontier Schools | 2.1 mi | 645 | 11.3 | 86% |
| Maplewood Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.4 mi | 330 | 11.8 | 62.7% |
| Crestview Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.5 mi | 487 | 13.6 | 60.8% |
| Davidson Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.5 mi | 566 | 13.7 | 64.5% |
| Ravenwood Elementary School | North Kansas City 74 | 2.8 mi | 317 | 12.1 | 56.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.