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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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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
334
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.4% 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 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
41%
10%
42%
10%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
44%
15%
44%
15%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
40%
15%
44%
15%
37%
    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
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 60 18.0%
Grade 1 53 15.9%
Grade 2 48 14.4%
Grade 3 53 15.9%
Grade 4 62 18.6%
Grade 5 58 17.4%
Total 334 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.4% 22.7% 72.4%
Black 59.2% 56.6% 16.0%
Hispanic 16.7% 18.9% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.9% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.9% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.0% 64.7% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 64.4% 55.9% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 8.9% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 61,161 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,909.9 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.7% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,451 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.7% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.9% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,501 $59,652,000 45.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $908 $7,219,000 5.5%
Staff $598 $4,757,000 3.6%
General Administration $1,010 $8,030,000 6.1%
School Administration $958 $7,618,000 5.8%
Operation $1,481 $11,778,000 8.9%
Transportation $716 $5,694,000 4.3%
Other $424 $3,372,000 2.6%
Total Support $6,094 $48,468,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,969 $23,612,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $16,564 $131,732,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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