Faxon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City 33 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Faxon Elementary School serves 322 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is one of 31 schools in Kansas City 33 School District. By enrollment it is the 621st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.5 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 ÷ 28.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Kansas City 33 School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291640000808 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kansas City 33 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 322 | 15,079 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Faxon Elementary School in context
Size
Faxon Elementary School is the 19th largest of Kansas City 33 School District's 21 elementary schools; its 322 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 355; Faxon 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 3 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 36, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 6 has 29% fewer students than kindergarten (36 against 51). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 72.4% here and 46.2% across Kansas City 33. Hispanic students are next, at 16.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Kansas City 33 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 60.2% 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
With 28.12 full-time-equivalent teachers for 322 students, Faxon Elementary School has 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 322 students would have about 26.2 teachers, so Faxon Elementary School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Faxon Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy, 0.3 miles away in Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy. Within 10 miles there are 89 other elementary schools, 34 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 72.4% |
| Hispanic | 16.5% |
| White | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 51 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 45 |
| Grade 5 | 48 |
| Grade 6 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1320 E 32nd Terr, Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: (816)418-6525
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Faxon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | 0.3 mi | 401 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 0.6 mi | 492 | 15.1 | 33.7% |
| Foreign Language Academy | Kansas City 33 | 0.9 mi | 594 | 13 | 100% |
| Hope Leadership Academy | Hope Leadership Academy | 1.0 mi | 108 | 8.1 | 100% |
| Elementary School | Citizens of the World Charter | 1.2 mi | 244 | 12.4 | 68.9% |
| Wendell Phillips Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.3 mi | 324 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Phillis Wheatley Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.5 mi | 386 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Allen Village Elementary Acade | Allen Village | 1.8 mi | 87 | 11.1 | 89.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.