Silver City Elem

2515 Lawrence Ave, Kansas City KS, 66106 | Kansas City Unified School District 500 | 913-627-4550
  • grades PK-5
  • students 293
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 22% 38% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 71 in Kansas City
  • Ranked #0 of 1515 in Kansas
Proficiency Averages
25%Kansas City
35%Kansas

Silver City Elem is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Kansas City Unified School District 500" in Kansas City, KS. There are a total of 293 students and 23 teachers at Silver City Elem, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Silver City Elem has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 22.0%, which is 38% lower than the Kansas average.

Silver City Elem location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students293
Teachers23
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Silver City Elem, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All17%
330-39%
4<= 10%
511-19%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
320-29%
430-39%
530-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Silver City Elem race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKansasNational
White 13.3% 12.7% 65.8% 51.1%
Black 32.4% 34.4% 7.3% 15.9%
Asian 9.8% 5.3% 2.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 40.2% 44.9% 18.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.4% 1.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.8% 2.0% 4.7% 3.1%

Kansas City demographics profile

StatisticKansas CityKansasNational
Population153,0142,913,314328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,2273691
Median age33.536.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%59%55%
Speak English71%89%79%
Speak Spanish23%8%13%

Education level achieved in Kansas City

IndexKansas CityKansasNational
Completed 8th grade74.3%87.4%84.3%
Completed high school72.2%86.1%83.0%
Completed some college45.0%63.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree23.4%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors16.2%31.6%30.3%
Completed masters5.3%11.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.4%3.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Silver City Elem data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.