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Derrick Thomas Elementary Academy
201 East Armour Blvd
Kansas City MO, 64111, Jackson County
Phone: 816-531-7144
Ranking: 
(1,617 out of 1,698, bottom 5%)*
(1,617 out of 1,698, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 32 | 39 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 519 | 511 | 594 | 637 | 675 | 589 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 93 | 17.9% | 95 | 18.6% | 85 | 14.3% | 99 | 15.5% | 145 | 21.5% | 108 | 18.3% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 85 | 16.4% | 98 | 19.2% | 93 | 15.7% | 121 | 19.0% | 112 | 16.6% | 102 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 88 | 17.0% | 84 | 16.4% | 106 | 17.8% | 112 | 17.6% | 112 | 16.6% | 109 | 18.5% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 79 | 15.2% | 83 | 16.2% | 103 | 17.3% | 107 | 16.8% | 115 | 17.0% | 88 | 14.9% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 89 | 17.1% | 79 | 15.5% | 90 | 15.2% | 110 | 17.3% | 103 | 15.3% | 93 | 15.8% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 85 | 16.4% | 72 | 14.1% | 97 | 16.3% | 88 | 13.8% | 88 | 13.0% | 89 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 269 | 51.8% | 286 | 56.0% | 312 | 52.5% | 330 | 51.8% | 339 | 50.2% | 307 | 52.1% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 250 | 48.2% | 225 | 44.0% | 282 | 47.5% | 299 | 46.9% | 328 | 48.6% | 278 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 71 | 13.7% | 66 | 12.9% | 58 | 9.8% | 59 | 9.3% | 67 | 9.9% | 39 | 6.6% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 422 | 81.3% | 425 | 83.2% | 511 | 86.0% | 563 | 88.4% | 593 | 87.9% | 539 | 91.5% |
| White: | NA | NA | 10 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.9% | 20 | 3.4% | 15 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 424 | 81.7% | 420 | 82.2% | 545 | 91.8% | 500 | 78.5% | 503 | 74.5% | 445 | 75.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 13 | 2.5% | 20 | 3.9% | 14 | 2.4% | 32 | 5.0% | 60 | 8.9% | 41 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 16.37 | 12.95 | 19.09 | 16.04 | 19.50 | 18.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 23.8% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.2% | 13.2% | 48.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 26.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 27.1% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 23.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 32.2% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 15.1% | 51.4% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 20.4% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 21.9% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.4% | 53.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 13.1% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 24% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 25.7% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 19.1% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 23.1% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 31.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 24.1% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.7% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 23.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 36.9% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 11% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 8.7% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 8.8% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 13.8% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 15.2% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 70.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 29.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,086.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,978.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,179.0 |
* Derrick Thomas Elementary Academy was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.