Primitivo Garcia Elementary

Primitivo Garcia Elementary Primitivo Garcia Elementary is a neighborhood school in the Kansas City Public Schools. Primitivo died from his wounds 13 days later.

Primitivo Garcia World Language School was dedicated in 1993 and was the first school in the Kansas City area to be named after a person of Hispanic origin. On November 15, 1967, Primitivo Garcia, a 23-year-old Mexican immigrant who was enrolled in citizenship classes at Westport High School, was shot in the stomach while defending his pregnant naturalization teacher from being attacked by a teena

ge gang. Following his death, the Kansas City Federation of teachers, Local 691, adopted a resolution saying: β€œAll teachers of Kansas City owe a monumental debt to Primitivo Garcia. When he went to the aid of teacher Margaret Kindermann, he unknowingly committed himself to a destiny far greater than that available to most mortal men. Now, in a sense, this debt to Primitivo never can be repaid, but we will try.”

The school, now named Primitivo Garcia Elementary School, serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

Shout-out to Ms. McNally, Ms. Mata and Ms. DeLana for being captured in this KCPS post! Thank you to all the incredible ...
09/07/2026

Shout-out to Ms. McNally, Ms. Mata and Ms. DeLana for being captured in this KCPS post! Thank you to all the incredible staff at Primitivo Garcia for all the hard work and dedication you put in each and every day! We Rise! πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€

HUGE shout-out to Ms. Copto, Ms. Knox and the wonderful SPED team for working so hard to declutter and create an innovat...
09/05/2026

HUGE shout-out to Ms. Copto, Ms. Knox and the wonderful SPED team for working so hard to declutter and create an innovative sensory room for their students!

Shout-out to Mr. Ramos and his (scientists) second graders comparing animals with Mystery Science cards!
09/04/2026

Shout-out to Mr. Ramos and his (scientists) second graders comparing animals with Mystery Science cards!

09/04/2026

Shout-out to Mr. Ramos and his (scientists) second graders comparing animals with Mystery Science cards!

Shout-out to Mrs. Hannah and her hardworking 3rd graders! I can use addition to solve a multi-digit problems. We Rise!
09/03/2026

Shout-out to Mrs. Hannah and her hardworking 3rd graders!
I can use addition to solve a multi-digit problems.
We Rise!

Happy Monday! Shout-out to Ms. Kaufmann's class for doing their daily affirmations!
08/31/2026

Happy Monday!
Shout-out to Ms. Kaufmann's class for doing their daily affirmations!

Perfect practice makes perfect. Our Fourth Graders practicing reading small groups today! We Rise! πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€
08/27/2026

Perfect practice makes perfect. Our Fourth Graders practicing reading small groups today!
We Rise! πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€

Unit 1: Text Set 1: How can experiencing nature change the way you think about it? Academic vocabulary: debris, emphasis...
08/26/2026

Unit 1: Text Set 1: How can experiencing nature change the way you think about it? Academic vocabulary: debris, emphasis, encounter, generations, indicated, naturalist, sheer, spectacular.

Shout-out to Ms. Sherlock and her fifth graders for diving deep into academic language and vocabulary!

6.RP.A.1: Understand a ratio as a comparison of two quantities and represent these comparisons. I can interpret and writ...
08/26/2026

6.RP.A.1: Understand a ratio as a comparison of two quantities and represent these comparisons.
I can interpret and write ratios: part to part and part to whole in three ways.

(WITH SKITTLES)

Shout-out to Ms. Cox and her hardworking 6th graders!

Garcia Families, School starts on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM! οΏΌ
08/22/2026

Garcia Families,
School starts on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM! οΏΌ

Address

1000 W 17th Street
Kansas City, MO
64108

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18164188725

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Primitivo Garcia Elementary posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Primitivo Garcia Elementary:

Shortcuts

Share