Schools
Lead to Read KC provides its Reading Mentoring services free of charge to more than 1,600 Kansas City area students in first through third grade.
We’re proud to work with public and charter schools, both of which are open to all students. Our school partnerships are the foundation of our program, and we are only successful because of the support of teachers and administrators.
Académie Lafayette Charter
Academy For Integrated Arts Charter
Banneker Elementary KCK
Banneker Elementary KCMO
Boone Elementary
Brookside Charter
Carver Dual Language
Center Elementary
Midtown Community School (formerly Citizens of the World)
Crossroads Academy Central Street Charter
Crossroads Academy Quality Hill Charter
Eugene Ware Elementary KCK
Faxon Elementary
Foreign Language Academy
Foreign Language Academy
Frank Rushton Elementary
Frontier Innovation Charter
Garfield Elementary
Genesis Charter
George Melcher Elementary
Gordon Parks Charter
Guadalupe Centers Charter
Hale Cook Elementary
Indian Creek Elementary
Phillis Wheatley Elementary
James Elementary
Pitcher Elementary
Primitivo Garcia Elementary
Scuola Vita Nuova
Trailwoods Elementary
Truman Elementary
West Park Elementary KCK
Whittier Elementary KCK
Wendell Phillips Elementary
View a list of current school partners below and click the links to learn more about each one.
“Today I announced to the students that their reading buddies were coming, and there was an instantaneous cheer! Most of the students don’t have people who sit on the sofa with them and read. When the reading buddies come in, they get to see adults who are off their phones and focused on them and caring about them. It teaches them that the written word is powerful. Lead to Read is so powerful.”
2026-27 Partner Schools
Académie Lafayette Charter
3421 Cherry St, KCMO 64109
School Profile
Academy For Integrated Arts Charter
7910 Troost Ave, KCMO 64131
School Profile
Banneker Elementary KCK
2026 N 4th St, KCK 66101
School Website
Banneker Elementary KCMO
7050 Askew Ave, KCMO 64132
School Profile
Boone Elementary
8817 Wornall Rd, KCMO 64114
School Website
Brookside Charter
1815 E 63rd St, KCMO 64130
School Profile
Carver Dual Language
4600 Elmwood Ave, KCMO 64130
School Profile
Center Elementary
8401 Euclid Ave, KCMO 64132
School Website
Crossroads Academy Central Street Charter
1011 Central St, KCMO 64105
School Profile
Crossroads Academy Quality Hill Charter
1080 Washington St, KCMO 64105
School Profile
Eugene Ware Elementary
4820 Oakland Ave, KCK 66102
School Website
Faxon Elementary
1320 E 32 Terrace, KCMO 64109
School Profile
Foreign Language Academy
3450 Warwick Blvd., KCMO 64111
School Profile
Frank Rushton Elementary
2605 W 43rd Ave., KCK 66213
School Website
Frontier Innovation Charter
6700 Corporate Dr, KCMO 64120
School Profile
Garfield Elementary
436 Prospect Ave, KCMO 64124
School Profile
Genesis Charter
3800 E 44th St, KCMO 64130
School Profile
George Melcher Elementary
3958 Chelsea Ave, KCMO 64130
School Profile
Gordon Parks Charter
3715 Wyoming St, KCMO 64111
School Profile
Guadalupe Centers Charter
5123 E. Truman Rd., KCMO 64127
School Profile
Hale Cook Elementary
1215 E. 59th St., KCMO 64110
(temporary address for 2026-27)
School Profile
Indian Creek Elementary
9801 Grand Ave, KCMO 64114
School Website
James Elementary
5810 Scarritt Ave, KCMO 64123
School Profile
Midtown Community School
(formerly Citizens of the World Charter)
3435 Broadway Blvd, KCMO 64111
School Profile
Phillis Wheatley Elementary
2415 Agnes Ave, KCMO 64127
School Profile
Pitcher Elementary
9915 E 38th Terrace, KCMO 64133
School Profile
Primitivo Garcia Elementary
1000 W 17 St, KCMO 64108
School Profile
Scuola Vita Nouva
535 Garfield Ave., KCMO 64124
School Profile
Trailwoods Elementary
6201 E 17th St, KCMO 64126
School Profile
Truman Elementary
10530 Greenwood Rd, KCMO 64134
(new address)
School Website
Wendell Phillips Elementary
2400 Prospect Ave, KCMO 64127
School Profile
West Park Elementary
2600 N. 44th St, KCK 66104
School Website
Whittier Elementary
295 S 10th St, KCK 66101
School Website
NOTE: We work with Whittier Elementary in Kansas, NOT the Missouri school
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