Is Dobbs Elementary a good school?

Dobbs Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Dobbs Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 322 students attended Dobbs Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dobbs Elementary?

Students at Dobbs Elementary are 61% African American, 13% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dobbs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dobbs Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hickman Mills 6th 7th Gr Center Middle : Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center High : Ruskin High School

Dobbs Elementary

Summary:

Dobbs Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 322 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hickman Mills C-1 School District, which is ranked 357 out of 386 school districts in Missouri and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dobbs Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.7% of 3rd-grade students at Dobbs Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 18.9% in the Hickman Mills C-1 district and 40.8% statewide. Additionally, Dobbs Elementary's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is also lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

Despite the high poverty rates and low academic performance at Dobbs Elementary, the school's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $12,402 to $12,891 over the past few years. This suggests that additional funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance. When comparing Dobbs Elementary to other nearby schools within the same district, as well as schools in the neighboring Raytown C-2 district, Dobbs consistently underperforms academically, indicating that the challenges faced by the school may be systemic issues within the broader educational system.

Detail:

Public K-5

9400 Eastern
Kansas City, MO 64138-4213

(816) 316-7800

District: Hickman Mills C-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
810^th of 906 Missouri Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,891

Students who attend Dobbs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hickman Mills 6th 7th Gr Center
	Hickman Mills 8th Grade Center
High:	Ruskin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 322

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.9%

White:

12.7%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dobbs Elementary ranks worse than 89.4% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks 6^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Hickman Mills C-1 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.59. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dobbs Elementary is $12,891, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Hickman Mills C-1 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dobbs Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dobbs Elementary 810^th of 906 Missouri public elementary schools. (See Dobbs Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

African American students:

Hickman Mills C-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Hickman Mills C-1 357^th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dobbs Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dobbs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2006	12.88	1018^th	1074	5.2%
2007	17.57	998^th	1080	7.6%
2008	14.77	1013^th	1084	6.5%
2009	18.02	940^th	1053	10.7%
2010	19.08	948^th	1066	11.1%
2011	20.97	957^th	1088	12.0%
2012	16.05	976^th	1085	10.0%
2013	11.81	1032^nd	1108	6.9%
2014	12.55	999^th	1089	8.3%
2015	12.39	964^th	1058	8.9%
2016	12.13	782^nd	865	9.6%
2017	11.89	945^th	1032	8.4%
2018	14.05	933^rd	1045	10.7%
2019	12.39	952^nd	1052	9.5%
2021	7.91	838^th	901	7.0%
2022	7.07	863^rd	908	5.0%
2023	19.02	742^nd	898	17.4%
2024	12.59	810^th	906	10.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dobbs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	25.28	749^th	887	15.6%
2019	23.23	791^st	907	12.8%
2021	19.93	502^nd	574	12.5%
2022	18.89	478^th	532	10.2%
2023	42.00	346^th	611	43.4%
2024	28.65	483^rd	625	22.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dobbs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.96	188^th	251	25.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Dobbs Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	34.37	169^th	243	30.5%
2019	33.32	176^th	250	29.6%
2021	27.44	131^st	163	19.6%
2022	25.68	160^th	184	13.0%
2023	44.80	92^nd	185	50.3%
2024	43.64	103^rd	191	46.1%

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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary 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.

Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Dobbs Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	541	541
1992	387	154	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
1993	374	156	6	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	544
1994	345	168	5	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	525
1995	289	193	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1996	289	193	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1997	292	220	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1998	274	231	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1999	258	294	1	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	561
2000	176	199	0	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
2001	157	206	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2002	112	251	4	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2003	112	251	4	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2004	102	247	3	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	375
2005	85	265	3	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
2006	60	282	1	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2007	57	274	2	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2008	62	280	0	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
2009	53	286	2	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2010	40	306	4	39	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2011	51	306	0	39	1	1	0	0	398
2012	54	335	4	43	0	1	0	0	437
2013	59	329	4	42	0	1	8	0	443
2014	58	354	2	47	4	1	16	0	482
2015	50	376	4	42	0	1	13	0	486
2016	34	303	3	41	0	0	15	0	396
2017	36	285	11	57	1	0	14	0	404
2018	40	244	9	51	0	1	17	0	362
2019	39	248	8	52	1	0	21	0	369
2020	62	239	14	38	2	1	26	0	382
2021	45	197	15	37	1	1	28	0	324
2022	48	214	21	38	2	1	30	0	354
2023	41	196	25	35	1	1	23	0	322

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 Dobbs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	541	30.3	17.8	n/a
1992	553	29.8	18.5	n/a
1993	544	28.8	18.9	15.4
1994	525	29.2	18.0	23
1995	495	28.2	17.6	27.5
1996	495	28.2	17.6	27.5
1997	524	28.4	18.5	24.6
1998	514	30.2	17.0	23.2
1999	561	31.2	18.0	40.5
2000	383	25.2	15.2	39.2
2001	378	24.2	15.6	47.4
2002	392	26.2	15.0	54.3
2003	392	26.2	15.0	54.3
2004	375	27.2	13.8	58.1
2005	384	26.2	14.7	52.9
2006	379	27.7	13.7	68.3
2007	381	26.7	14.3	73.8
2008	380	29.8	12.8	67.6
2009	374	21.5	17.4	70.3
2010	390	27.0	14.4	73.6
2011	398	29.8	13.3	80.4
2012	437	27.3	15.9	89.2
2013	443	26.0	17.0	88.3
2014	482	34.3	14.0	85.5
2015	486	32.0	15.1	100
2016	396	29.0	13.6	100
2017	404	30.0	13.4	100
2018	362	27.0	13.4	100
2019	369	26.1	14.1	99.2
2020	382	30.0	12.6	99.2
2021	324	27.0	11.9	99.1
2022	354	26.1	13.5	99.2
2023	322	21.8	14.7	100

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 Dobbs Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	541	30.3	17.8	n/a
1992	553	29.8	18.5	n/a
1993	544	28.8	18.9	15.4
1994	525	29.2	18.0	23
1995	495	28.2	17.6	27.5
1996	495	28.2	17.6	27.5
1997	524	28.4	18.5	24.6
1998	514	30.2	17.0	23.2
1999	561	31.2	18.0	40.5
2000	383	25.2	15.2	39.2
2001	378	24.2	15.6	47.4
2002	392	26.2	15.0	54.3
2003	392	26.2	15.0	54.3
2004	375	27.2	13.8	58.1
2005	384	26.2	14.7	52.9
2006	379	27.7	13.7	68.3
2007	381	26.7	14.3	73.8
2008	380	29.8	12.8	67.6
2009	374	21.5	17.4	70.3
2010	390	27.0	14.4	73.6
2011	398	29.8	13.3	80.4
2012	437	27.3	15.9	89.2
2013	443	26.0	17.0	88.3
2014	482	34.3	14.0	85.5
2015	486	32.0	15.1	100
2016	396	29.0	13.6	100
2017	404	30.0	13.4	100
2018	362	27.0	13.4	100
2019	369	26.1	14.1	99.2
2020	382	30.0	12.6	99.2
2021	324	27.0	11.9	99.1
2022	354	26.1	13.5	99.2
2023	322	21.8	14.7	100

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dobbs Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,673 (13.7%)	$10,512 (86.3%)	$12,185
2020	$2,189 (17.7%)	$10,213 (82.3%)	$12,402
2021	$4,589 (36.4%)	$8,012 (63.6%)	$12,600
2022	$4,277 (33.2%)	$8,613 (66.8%)	$12,890

Data source: Missouri Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dobbs Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 952^nd of 1052 Elementary schools	Ranks 742^nd of 898 Elementary schools	7.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dobbs Elementary)	26.3	20	6.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hickman Mills C-1)	20.3	15.9	4.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46	41.1	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dobbs Elementary)	15.8	29.7	13.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hickman Mills C-1)	18.2	18.1	0.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	48.7	42.4	6.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dobbs Elementary)	37	11.3	25.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hickman Mills C-1)	22.2	18.6	3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46.8	43.4	3.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Dobbs Elementary)	25	15.4	9.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hickman Mills C-1)	19.9	21.3	1.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	49.3	45.9	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dobbs Elementary)	23.9	11.7	12.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hickman Mills C-1)	16.6	18	1.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	40.3	39.1	1.2%
5th Grade Science (Dobbs Elementary)	14.9	21.5	6.6%
5th Grade Science (Hickman Mills C-1)	15.7	17.7	2%
5th Grade Science (Missouri)	42.5	40.9	1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Dobbs Elementary)	24.3	32	7.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hickman Mills C-1)	20.3	22.8	2.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	47.1	44.1	3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	369	322	12.7%
African American	248	196	21%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	8	25	212.5%
Hispanic	52	35	32.7%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	39	41	5.1%
Two or More Races	21	23	9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.2%	100%	0.8%

Schools Near Dobbs Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)			MAP Science (2024)	MAP English Language Arts (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dobbs Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Eastern	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7800	322	22	14.7	100.0%	41 (12.7%)	196 (60.9%)	35 (10.9%)	25 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	12.6	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%		19	742^nd of 898 public elementary schools	17.4%	68	9.7	23.0	5.3	10.7	15.8	28.1	24.7	$12,891	$4,277	$8,613
Millennium At Sante Fe	Public	K-5	8908 Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7950	288	21	13.4	100.0%	21 (7.3%)	217 (75.3%)	31 (10.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	14.4	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%		23.6	712^th of 898 public elementary schools	20.7%	75	6.5	9.5	28.8	25.1	9.4	7.8	32.6	$13,897	$4,425	$9,472
Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	9601 James A. Reed Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8100	325	22	14.6	100.0%	33 (10.2%)	196 (60.3%)	36 (11.1%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.5%)	15.3	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.8	759^th of 898 public elementary schools	15.5%	21	14.0	30.7	16.8	14.7	10.5	29.3	20.9	$13,746	$4,132	$9,614
Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 E. 103rd St	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7750	326	21	15.6	100.0%	34 (10.4%)	187 (57.4%)	76 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	29	664^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.7%		19.8	739^th of 898 public elementary schools	17.7%	75	41.6		20.5	26.7	24.5	22.3	33.3	$12,933	$3,816	$9,117
Ervin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10530 Greenwood Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8400	629	43	14.4	100.0%	44 (7.0%)	421 (66.9%)	106 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	10.2	830^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.4%		9	834^th of 898 public elementary schools	7.1%	4	21.5	20.9	5.3	9.2	20.1	19.8	10.9	$14,057	$4,348	$9,709
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8838 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7270	380	27	13.8	73.9%	62 (16.3%)	220 (57.9%)	67 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)	13.2	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.5	852^nd of 898 public elementary schools	5.1%	53	11.9	14.6	10.3	21.9	21.6	21.9	23.8	$13,677	$2,161	$11,516
Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	321	25	12.8	73.5%	63 (19.6%)	178 (55.5%)	44 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.9%)	10.2	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.5	851^st of 898 public elementary schools	5.2%	20	18.5	8.3	11.6	17.4	22.6	11.7	17.4	$14,787	$2,191	$12,596
Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	343	28	12.0	60.1%	75 (21.9%)	162 (47.2%)	49 (14.3%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.5%)	16.6	764^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.7%		22	726^th of 898 public elementary schools	19.2%	38	19.5	26.1	11.9	11.9	34.4	29.4	8.9	$15,126	$2,613	$12,513
Ingels Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Food Ln	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7850	292	20	14.7	100.0%	30 (10.3%)	181 (62.0%)	55 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	17.4	754^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.8%		4.5	879^th of 898 public elementary schools	2.1%	125	14.0	7.7	26.3	23.0	17.2	20.6	27.0	$14,645	$4,130	$10,515
Warford Elementary	Public	K-5	11400 Cleveland	Kansas City	64137	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8150	394	26	15.2	100.0%	44 (11.2%)	251 (63.7%)	59 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.6%)	15	782^nd of 906 public elementary schools	13.7%		24.9	707^th of 898 public elementary schools	21.3%	75		25.8	17.4	13.6	13.0	24.1	25.6	$13,092	$3,449	$9,643

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