Phillis Wheatley Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 386 students
Wendell Phillips Elementary
2400 Prospect, Kansas City, MO 64127
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
324
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Kansas City 33
Jackson County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Wendell Phillips Elementary
Wendell Phillips Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Kansas City 33. The school is located in a large city in Jackson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 324 students were enrolled, with about 14.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 324 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Kansas City 33
- County
- Jackson County
- NCES school ID
- 291640000882
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.