Gordon Parks Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Gordon Parks Elementary · Grades Pre-K–4
Gordon Parks Elementary School serves 131 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is the only school in Gordon Parks Elementary. By enrollment it is the 1038th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.1 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 ÷ 13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Gordon Parks Elementary |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290001502752 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Gordon Parks Elementary | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 131 | 131 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 10.1 | 10.1 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Gordon Parks Elementary School in context
Size
Gordon Parks Elementary School is the only school in Gordon Parks Elementary, so its 131 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 362 students, so Gordon Parks Elementary School is smaller 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 kindergarten with 30 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 14, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 4 has 27% fewer students than kindergarten (22 against 30). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 14 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 54.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (15.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 42% 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Gordon Parks Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 131 students would have about 10.7 teachers, so Gordon Parks Elementary School has 2.3 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 Allen Village Elementary Acade, 0.7 miles away in Allen Village. There are 29 elementary schools within 5 miles and 78 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 54.2% |
| Hispanic | 26.7% |
| White | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 8.4% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
54.2% of students are girls and 45.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 14 |
| Kindergarten | 30 |
| Grade 1 | 22 |
| Grade 2 | 21 |
| Grade 3 | 22 |
| Grade 4 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3715 Wyoming, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: (816)753-6700
Website: gordonparks.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gordon Parks Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Village Elementary Acade | Allen Village | 0.7 mi | 87 | 11.1 | 89.7% |
| Allen Village Primary Academy | Allen Village | 0.7 mi | 66 | 15.2 | 80.3% |
| Elementary School | Citizens of the World Charter | 0.8 mi | 244 | 12.4 | 68.9% |
| Foreign Language Academy | Kansas City 33 | 1.1 mi | 594 | 13 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 1.4 mi | 492 | 15.1 | 33.7% |
| Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | 1.9 mi | 401 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Faxon Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.9 mi | 322 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Primitivo Garcia Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 2.3 mi | 494 | 15.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.