Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66105

Summary:

The 66105 zip code in Kansas has only one school, John Fiske Elementary, which serves grades PK-5. This public school has a total enrollment of 1,908 students and is ranked 643 out of 653 Kansas City elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Fiske Elementary's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages. In 2023-2024, only 10.06% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.55% statewide and 14.33% in the Kansas City district. Similarly, only 9.71% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.6% statewide and 12.18% in the Kansas City district. Science proficiency rates were also low, with only 14.81% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 32.28% statewide and 12.59% in the Kansas City district.

The school faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (63.73% in 2022-2023) and a high student-teacher ratio of 74.8 students per teacher in the 2022-2023 school year. Per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,039. These factors suggest that students at John Fiske Elementary may face significant barriers to academic success, and the school's low performance indicates a need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)				KAP Mathematics (2024)				KAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Fiske Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 S Valley	Kansas City	66105	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4850	292	22	13.0	96.6%	36 (12.3%)	8 (2.7%)	246 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6	643^rd of 653 public elementary schools	1.5%		7.4	635^th of 660 public elementary schools	3.8%	8	2.2	17.1	11.3	10.1	10.4	9.5	9.3	9.7	14.8	14.8	$11,039	$2,935	$8,103

Cities Near Zip Code 66105

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kansas City	0.64 mi	58	319^th
Roeland Park	2.75 mi	1	11^th
Westwood	3.01 mi	1	1^st
Mission	3.32 mi	2	31^st
Shawnee Mission	4.28 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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