Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Kansas City, Missouri · Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy · Grades Pre-K–8
Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy serves 401 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Kansas City (Jackson County). It is the only school in Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy. By enrollment it is the 386th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290002802749 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 401 | 401 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy in context
Size
Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy is the only school in Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy, so its 401 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 283 students, so Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy 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 1 with 61 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 19, against an average of 40 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 37 in kindergarten and 34 in grade 8. It also enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 93.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (15.4%). Students from 6 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. 64.3% 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
Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy has 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 401 students would have about 32.6 teachers, so Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy has about as many as that.
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 Faxon Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Kansas City 33 School District. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 89 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 93.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| White | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 48 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 48 |
| Grade 5 | 32 |
| Grade 6 | 41 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3400 Paseo Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64109
Phone: (816)561-0114
Website: tolbertacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faxon Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 0.3 mi | 322 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 0.5 mi | 492 | 15.1 | 33.7% |
| Foreign Language Academy | Kansas City 33 | 0.8 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 | 1.5 mi | 324 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Allen Village Elementary Acade | Allen Village | 1.6 mi | 87 | 11.1 | 89.7% |
| Allen Village Primary Academy | Allen Village | 1.6 mi | 66 | 15.2 | 80.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.