Chelsea Elementary

Summary:

Chelsea Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving 575 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which is ranked 257 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chelsea Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Kansas over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 598 and 673 out of around 650-670 schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Chelsea Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 16.79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 11.85% proficient or better in mathematics.

While the nearby schools in the Kansas City district, such as M.E. Pearson Elementary, West Park Elementary, and Bertram Caruthers Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, they generally outperform Chelsea Elementary across academic measures. The consistently low performance of these schools suggests that there may be systemic challenges within the district that contribute to the overall academic struggles, which are likely exacerbated by the high poverty rates and socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2500 Wood
       Kansas City, KS  66104


(913) 627-5000

District: Kansas City

SchoolDigger Rank:
598th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools


Students who attend Chelsea Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Carl B. Bruce Middle School
High:    Wyandotte High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  575

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.1%
African American:
13.7%
White:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.8% Help


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Compare Details Chelsea Elementary ranks worse than 91.6% of elementary schools in Kansas. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chelsea Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Chelsea Elementary 598th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Chelsea Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Low Socio Economic Status students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:


Kansas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Kansas City 257th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chelsea Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 1.45 580th 585 0.9%
2007 1.00 593rd 600 1.2%
2008 1.02 606th 614 1.3%
2009 0.58 616th 621 0.8%
2010 4.68 614th 630 2.5%
2011 27.83 538th 631 14.7%
2012 5.83 638th 660 3.3%
2013 0.15 666th 668 0.3%
2015 3.36 673rd 678 0.7%
2016 3.26 653rd 656 0.5%
2017 3.75 653rd 659 0.9%
2018 3.82 651st 656 0.8%
2019 6.37 650th 667 2.5%
2021 4.20 667th 670 0.4%
2022 7.55 643rd 668 3.7%
2023 9.74 617th 660 6.5%
2024 10.88 598th 653 8.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.03 111th 129 14.0%
2019 34.38 90th 122 26.2%
2021 23.97 99th 108 8.3%
2022 35.09 81st 117 30.8%
2023 41.76 62nd 117 47.0%
2024 56.04 29th 124 76.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.43 138th 140 1.4%
2019 39.00 114th 193 40.9%
2022 48.04 141st 305 53.8%
2024 53.94 125th 306 59.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.19 506th 512 1.2%
2019 14.00 484th 509 4.9%
2021 9.81 487th 494 1.4%
2022 14.60 487th 512 4.9%
2023 21.37 475th 541 12.2%
2024 23.58 466th 546 14.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.69 560th 574 2.4%
2019 9.40 566th 591 4.2%
2021 5.31 585th 591 1.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.43 138th 140 1.4%
2019 39.00 114th 193 40.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.22 574th 575 0.2%
2019 7.94 569th 586 2.9%
2021 5.93 599th 605 1.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.63 55th 65 15.4%
2019 28.75 56th 73 23.3%
2021 22.24 71st 73 2.7%
2022 31.09 51st 68 25.0%
2023 31.12 56th 74 24.3%
2024 46.02 36th 72 50.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chelsea Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.36 200th 207 3.4%
2019 26.41 196th 235 16.6%
2021 17.15 222nd 229 3.1%
2022 22.49 227th 254 10.6%
2023 34.90 176th 245 28.2%
2024 34.60 187th 260 28.1%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Chelsea Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Chelsea Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 36 304 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 345
1989 14 321 2 5 1 n/a n/a 0 343
1990 21 327 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1991 24 309 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 341
1992 25 328 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 368
1993 17 299 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1994 26 280 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 321
1995 19 284 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1996 19 284 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1997 6 294 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 319
1998 13 293 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1999 16 183 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 208
2000 10 186 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 199
2001 37 521 10 58 7 n/a n/a 0 633
2002 34 394 13 57 1 n/a n/a 0 499
2003 34 394 13 57 1 n/a n/a 0 499
2004 34 365 13 122 2 n/a n/a 0 536
2005 38 331 10 156 2 n/a n/a 0 537
2006 36 317 15 161 0 n/a n/a 0 529
2007 30 305 3 170 0 n/a n/a 0 508
2008 29 261 7 175 1 n/a n/a 0 473
2009 37 282 6 226 1 n/a n/a 0 552
2010 36 297 18 256 1 0 6 0 614
2011 28 278 34 250 1 1 11 0 603
2012 39 209 35 302 0 0 9 0 594
2013 32 242 28 351 1 0 12 0 666
2014 22 187 32 362 2 0 9 0 614
2015 30 191 49 382 1 1 15 0 669
2016 25 200 64 391 2 3 9 0 694
2017 23 169 70 384 2 5 22 0 675
2018 29 167 70 402 4 6 29 0 707
2019 29 148 80 420 3 5 25 0 710
2020 25 125 80 476 1 2 24 0 733
2021 18 90 51 339 0 0 17 0 515
2022 17 92 40 402 0 0 20 0 571
2023 27 79 24 432 1 0 12 0 575

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chelsea Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 345 18.0 19.1 0
1989 343 18.0 19.0 n/a
1990 352 18.6 18.9 0
1991 341 19.1 17.8 n/a
1992 368 18.5 19.8 71.2
1993 333 17.5 19.0 73.3
1994 321 17.5 18.3 86.9
1995 320 19.0 16.8 93.1
1996 320 19.0 16.8 93.1
1997 319 18.0 17.7 94.7
1998 315 17.5 18.0 91.4
1999 208 13.4 15.5 76.9
2000 199 14.4 13.8 81.9
2001 633 28.5 22.2 82.5
2002 499 30.2 16.5 88
2003 499 30.2 16.5 88
2004 536 32.5 16.5 91.2
2005 537 31.0 17.3 82.1
2006 529 33.0 16.0 83.4
2007 508 37.4 13.6 89.4
2008 473 36.1 13.1 91.5
2009 552 36.2 15.2 95.3
2010 614 31.2 19.6 95.3
2011 603 38.8 15.5 97
2012 594 40.9 14.5 96.1
2013 666 40.1 16.6 96.1
2014 614 39.0 15.7 96.7
2015 669 36.0 18.5 94.3
2016 694 38.0 18.2 82.4
2017 675 47.2 14.3 85.3
2018 707 47.5 14.8 89
2019 710 49.7 14.2 84.4
2020 733 52.3 14.0 81.2
2021 515 35.2 14.6 87.8
2022 571 35.0 16.3 81.6
2023 575 38.9 14.7 83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chelsea Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 345 18.0 19.1 0
1989 343 18.0 19.0 n/a
1990 352 18.6 18.9 0
1991 341 19.1 17.8 n/a
1992 368 18.5 19.8 71.2
1993 333 17.5 19.0 73.3
1994 321 17.5 18.3 86.9
1995 320 19.0 16.8 93.1
1996 320 19.0 16.8 93.1
1997 319 18.0 17.7 94.7
1998 315 17.5 18.0 91.4
1999 208 13.4 15.5 76.9
2000 199 14.4 13.8 81.9
2001 633 28.5 22.2 82.5
2002 499 30.2 16.5 88
2003 499 30.2 16.5 88
2004 536 32.5 16.5 91.2
2005 537 31.0 17.3 82.1
2006 529 33.0 16.0 83.4
2007 508 37.4 13.6 89.4
2008 473 36.1 13.1 91.5
2009 552 36.2 15.2 95.3
2010 614 31.2 19.6 95.3
2011 603 38.8 15.5 97
2012 594 40.9 14.5 96.1
2013 666 40.1 16.6 96.1
2014 614 39.0 15.7 96.7
2015 669 36.0 18.5 94.3
2016 694 38.0 18.2 82.4
2017 675 47.2 14.3 85.3
2018 707 47.5 14.8 89
2019 710 49.7 14.2 84.4
2020 733 52.3 14.0 81.2
2021 515 35.2 14.6 87.8
2022 571 35.0 16.3 81.6
2023 575 38.9 14.7 83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chelsea Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,082 (28.0%) $7,912 (72.0%) $10,994

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chelsea Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 650th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 617th of 660 Elementary schools
 4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chelsea Elementary)11.97
 4.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)21.215.6
 5.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Chelsea Elementary)22.78.8
 13.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)32.623.8
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Chelsea Elementary)15.125
 9.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)26.921.3
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Chelsea Elementary)10.58.1
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)18.616.5
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Chelsea Elementary)17.917.2
 0.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)25.721.2
 4.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Chelsea Elementary)1011.6
 1.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)19.614.7
 4.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Chelsea Elementary)15.523.1
 7.6%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas City)24.719.2
 5.5%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students710575
 19%
African American14879
 46.6%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian8024
 70%
Hispanic420432
 2.9%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White2927
 6.9%
Two or More Races2512
 52%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.4%83.8%
 0.5%


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Students who attend Chelsea Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl B. Bruce Middle School
High : Wyandotte High

Students at Chelsea Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 575 students attended Chelsea Elementary.

Chelsea Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Kansas elementary schools.


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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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