Wendell Phillips Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri · Kansas City 33 School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Wendell Phillips Elementary School serves 324 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 616th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 22.62 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 | 291640000882 |
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 | 324 | 15,079 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 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. 81% 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.
Wendell Phillips Elementary School in context
Size
Wendell Phillips Elementary School is the 18th largest of Kansas City 33 School District's 21 elementary schools; its 324 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 394 students, so Wendell Phillips 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 49 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 32, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 6 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (33 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 68.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Kansas City 33 (46.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 18.5%. 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. 61.7% 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
Wendell Phillips Elementary School has 22.62 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 324 students would have about 26.3 teachers, so Wendell Phillips Elementary School has 3.7 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 Phillis Wheatley Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. There are 31 elementary schools within 5 miles and 91 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 68.8% |
| Hispanic | 18.5% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 49 |
| Grade 4 | 32 |
| Grade 5 | 45 |
| Grade 6 | 33 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2400 Prospect, Kansas City, MO 64127
Phone: (816)418-3755
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wendell Phillips Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillis Wheatley Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 0.3 mi | 386 | 11.5 | 100% |
| KIPP Endeavor Academy | Kipp: Endeavor Academy | 0.6 mi | 665 | 9.8 | 100% |
| Hope Leadership Academy | Hope Leadership Academy | 1.0 mi | 108 | 8.1 | 100% |
| Faxon Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.3 mi | 322 | 11.5 | 100% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Kansas City 33 | 1.4 mi | 550 | 11.4 | 100% |
| Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | Lee A. Tolbert Com. Academy | 1.5 mi | 401 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Scuola Vita Nuova Charter | Scuola Vita Nuova | 1.7 mi | 363 | 15.1 | 100% |
| Academie Lafayette Cherry Elementary School | Academie Lafayette | 1.8 mi | 492 | 15.1 | 33.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.