Primitivo Garcia Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City 33 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Primitivo Garcia Elementary School serves 494 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 169th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 32.63 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 | 291640002530 |
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 | 494 | 15,079 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 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. 90% 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.
Primitivo Garcia Elementary School in context
Size
Primitivo Garcia Elementary School is the 6th largest of Kansas City 33 School District's 21 elementary schools; its 494 students are 3.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 339 students, so Primitivo Garcia Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 90 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 44, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 6 has 51% fewer students than kindergarten (44 against 90). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 56.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Kansas City 33 (46.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Kansas City 33 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 56.5% 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
Primitivo Garcia Elementary School has 32.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 494 students would have about 40.2 teachers, so Primitivo Garcia Elementary School has 7.6 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 Crossroads - Quality Hill, 0.6 miles away in Crossroads Charter Schools. There are 27 elementary schools within 5 miles and 80 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 56.9% |
| Hispanic | 23.5% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| White | 8.1% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
52.2% of students are girls and 47.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 90 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 64 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 50 |
| Grade 6 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 W 17th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816)418-8735
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Primitivo Garcia Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads - Quality Hill | Crossroads Charter Schools | 0.6 mi | 242 | 10.5 | 55.8% |
| Crossroads - Central Street | Crossroads Charter Schools | 0.7 mi | 355 | 11.5 | 64.2% |
| Elementary School | Citizens of the World Charter | 2.0 mi | 244 | 12.4 | 68.9% |
| Foreign Language Academy | Kansas City 33 | 2.1 mi | 594 | 13 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 2.2 mi | 492 | 15.1 | 33.7% |
| Faxon Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 2.3 mi | 322 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Scuola Vita Nuova Charter | Scuola Vita Nuova | 2.3 mi | 363 | 15.1 | 100% |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School | Gordon Parks Elementary | 2.3 mi | 131 | 10.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.