The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Science. The lowest is 49% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Nashua Elementary
Nashua Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Kansas City, Missouri, within the North Kansas City 74 school district. It sits in the Clay County portion of the city, an area that is more suburban in character than the downtown core. Kansas City itself is a major urban center with a large geographic footprint and a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential uses; its development pattern is largely car-dependent outside of concentrated walkable districts like Downtown, the River Market, or the Country Club Plaza. The school’s location near 114th Street places it in a part of the city where lower-density residential neighborhoods and commercial strips are typical. Housing in the surrounding zip code has a value above the national benchmark, and rents have been rising at a notable pace in the recent period, consistent with the broader metro trend of steady growth and infill development.
The school enrolls around a few hundred students, a size that is typical for an elementary building in this grade band. The student body is majority white, with a substantial share identifying as Hispanic, and smaller but present populations of students who are Black or of two or more races. About one-fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a relatively modest share and suggests the school draws from a mix of household incomes that leans middle-income for this region. The district’s recent public record shows little in the way of major boundary, curriculum, or tax changes, so a parent moving into the area should expect stability in the school’s basic operations.
On state assessments, Nashua Elementary shows a clear pattern of math results that strengthen as students move through the grades. In third grade, about half of students scored at the proficient or advanced level on the Missouri Assessment Program. By fourth grade that figure rose to above half, and by fifth grade it reached a solid majority, well above the midpoint for the district. This upward trajectory in math across consecutive grade levels is a meaningful strength. Science results for fifth graders were also strong, with a majority of students meeting or exceeding proficiency. English language arts results were more mixed. Third-grade reading proficiency was close to half, but fourth- and fifth-grade ELA results were suppressed from public reporting, so no reliable figure is available for those grades; a parent may want to follow up directly with the school to understand how reading and writing skills develop beyond third grade. Because the only available year of data is the most recent, there is no basis for a trend comparison, which limits the ability to see whether these results are improving or declining over time.
The school operates as a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation; its Title I status was not reported. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access were available, so a parent interested in those dimensions of school climate would need to inquire with the school or district directly. As an elementary-only campus, there is no graduation rate, and no high school program offerings to consider.
The North Kansas City 74 district as a whole is not well documented in recent public sources for specific initiatives or changes, so the school’s academic profile and community context are the main grounds for evaluation. Relative to other districts in Clay County, Nashua Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint of the comparison set. That position reflects a school that performs on the stronger side of the county’s range, particularly in math and science, with ELA as a question mark that needs more visibility. For a family looking at elementary options within the North Kansas City district, this school offers a stable, above-average academic foundation in the tested grades, set within a moderately priced suburban-style neighborhood inside the larger city.
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