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Westridge Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
8500 E 77 Th St
Kansas City, MO 64138
Phone
(816) 268-7290
District
RAYTOWN C-2
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
335
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.8% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Westridge Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
43%
13%
44%
9%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 48 14.3%
Grade 1 57 17.0%
Grade 2 64 19.1%
Grade 3 59 17.6%
Grade 4 53 15.8%
Grade 5 54 16.1%
Total 335 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.8% 25.8% 72.9%
Black 66.8% 55.8% 16.0%
Hispanic 11.4% 16.5% 8.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.9% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 55.8% 45.6% 43.7%
Free lunch eligible 52.8% 41.2% 39.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 4.4% 4.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,236 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,917.9 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,162 2,437,674
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.3% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.0% 30.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.7% 12.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 15.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.9% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.9% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,209 $53,099,368 41.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $713 $6,097,576 4.7%
Staff $443 $3,788,536 2.9%
General Administration $877 $7,500,104 5.8%
School Administration $842 $7,200,784 5.6%
Operation $1,183 $10,117,016 7.9%
Transportation $575 $4,917,400 3.8%
Other $393 $3,360,936 2.6%
Total Support $5,027 $42,990,904 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,800 $32,497,600 25.3%
Total Expenditures $15,035 $128,579,320 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,795,155,054 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $714,661,677 5.9%
Staff $451 $401,478,432 3.3%
General Administration $659 $586,244,964 4.8%
School Administration $683 $607,519,509 5.0%
Operation $1,159 $1,031,529,375 8.4%
Transportation $563 $501,220,569 4.1%
Other $256 $227,837,374 1.9%
Total Support $4,573 $4,070,502,909 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,631 $2,341,852,253 19.2%
Total Expenditures $13,715 $12,207,556,350 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%