Troost Elementary Primary School
1215 East 59th St Kansas City MO, 64110, Jackson County Phone: 816-418-1700 Ranking:  (1,633 out of 1,698, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Kansas City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 288 | 321 | 320 | 345 | 313 | 358 | 278 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 75 | 26.0% | 50 | 15.6% | 38 | 11.9% | 52 | 15.1% | 59 | 18.8% | 51 | 14.2% | 60 | 21.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 37 | 12.8% | 47 | 14.6% | 49 | 15.3% | 38 | 11.0% | 45 | 14.4% | 46 | 12.8% | 35 | 12.6% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 11.8% | 44 | 13.7% | 38 | 11.9% | 42 | 12.2% | 41 | 13.1% | 41 | 11.5% | 44 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 31 | 10.8% | 32 | 10.0% | 37 | 11.6% | 54 | 15.7% | 39 | 12.5% | 54 | 15.1% | 36 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 33 | 11.5% | 42 | 13.1% | 58 | 18.1% | 42 | 12.2% | 37 | 11.8% | 50 | 14.0% | 34 | 12.2% |
| Grade 4: | 28 | 9.7% | 49 | 15.3% | 33 | 10.3% | 39 | 11.3% | 41 | 13.1% | 44 | 12.3% | 28 | 10.1% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 9.7% | 26 | 8.1% | 35 | 10.9% | 42 | 12.2% | 31 | 9.9% | 43 | 12.0% | 28 | 10.1% |
| Grade 6: | 22 | 7.6% | 31 | 9.7% | 32 | 10.0% | 36 | 10.4% | 20 | 6.4% | 17 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 158 | 54.9% | 167 | 52.0% | 175 | 54.7% | 183 | 53.0% | 169 | 54.0% | 183 | 51.1% | 125 | 45.0% |
| Female: | 130 | 45.1% | 154 | 48.0% | 145 | 45.3% | 162 | 47.0% | 136 | 43.5% | 167 | 46.6% | 149 | 53.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 269 | 93.4% | 308 | 96.0% | 311 | 97.2% | 332 | 96.2% | 306 | 97.8% | 347 | 96.9% | 272 | 97.8% |
| White: | 7 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 198 | 68.8% | NA | NA | 259 | 80.9% | 264 | 76.5% | 213 | 68.1% | 240 | 67.0% | 204 | 73.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 12 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.67 | 14.79 | 13.49 | 17.55 | 12.45 | 12.10 | 10.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 24.3% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 24.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 0% | 17.6% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 20% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 20.9% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7% | 19.1% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 18.4% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.8% | N/A | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 23.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 27.2% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 22.7% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 25.8% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 28.5% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.7% | 23.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 30.4% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.6% | N/A | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 22.4% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 27.5% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 24.3% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24.7% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.4% | 25.2% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.7% | 25.2% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 25.7% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | N/A | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 24.1% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 25.7% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 21.3% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 10% | 22.2% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 29.1% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 30.9% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 32.1% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | N/A | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 23.7% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 26.2% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 25.8% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 22.7% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 29.5% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 24.2% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 25.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | N/A | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 21.9% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 6% | 21.8% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 20.7% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 21% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 32.5% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 26.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 31.8% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 12% | N/A | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 14.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 18.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5% | 14.3% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 15.1% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | N/A | 51.9% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 24.9% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 24.7% | 48.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 25.6% | 50.2% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 31.2% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 26.5% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | N/A | 51.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 24.5% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 23.6% | 50.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 29.6% | 56% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 31% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 31.5% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | N/A | 56.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 28% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 26.5% | 52.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.9% | 86.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.8% | 13.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.4% | 22.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.6% | 77.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,695.0 | $38,693.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,028.0 | $29,473.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,800.0 | $41,405.0 |
* Troost Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.