The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Ravenwood Elementary
Ravenwood Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the North Kansas City 74 district, situated in the Clay County portion of Kansas City. The school occupies a regular public school building in a residential area north of the Missouri River, an expanding part of the city where suburban-style development continues alongside existing neighborhoods.
The school's enrollment draws from a moderately diverse population. A bit more than half of students identify as white, while just under a fifth are Hispanic, a small share are Black, and a roughly similar portion identify with two or more races. Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students each account for a thin slice of the building. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that positions the school above the midpoint among districts in Clay County in terms of economic need. The data did not include counts of students with Individualized Education Programs or English learner status, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about special education and language support services.
On the Missouri Assessment Program, Ravenwood's results across tested grades and subjects sit in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Clay County. In third grade, about half of students scored proficient or above in English language arts, a level that dropped to roughly a third in fourth grade and remained under two-fifths in fifth grade. Math proficiency showed a split: roughly a third of third graders scored proficient or above, while nearly half of fifth graders reached that bar; fourth-grade math results were suppressed in the data. In fifth-grade science, a bit more than a third of students were proficient or above. These figures give a mixed picture, with some grades and subjects showing modest attainment and others showing a weaker result. A family considering this school should weigh the overall pattern and may want to discuss specific grade-level performance with the school.
Housing in the school's ZIP code carries a typical home value near the state benchmark, and rents have been rising modestly. The area offers a range of housing options common to Kansas City's northland, from older postwar homes to newer subdivisions. The school itself is in a neighborhood setting, and the broader Kansas City region provides the cultural and civic resources of a major city, including museums, parks, a streetcar line, and entertainment districts, though daily life for most residents relies on driving.
The North Kansas City 74 district, which operates Ravenwood, did not have any major publicly reported changes such as bond measures, boundary adjustments, or curriculum shifts in the recent period searched. A parent should check with the district for any current or upcoming initiatives.
Ravenwood is a mid-sized elementary school in a suburban-style part of Kansas City, serving a student body that reflects the area's economic diversity. Its state test results are generally below county averages, though the building shows some variation by grade and subject. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to examine. For a family focused on academic performance alone, Ravenwood sits on the lower end of the spectrum within Clay County, and a closer look at the school's instructional approach and support structures would be worth the time.
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