Primitivo Garcia Elementary

Primitivo Garcia Elementary

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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

05/21/2026

Kindergarten Promotion Ceremony! Next stop, 1st grade!
WE RISE!

05/21/2026

6TH GRADE PROMOTION!
WE RISE!

05/20/2026
05/20/2026

We're on our WAY (to KINDERGARTEN)!!!

05/20/2026

ROOM 105
🎊 🏫

05/20/2026

ROOM 104
🎊 🏫

05/20/2026

PRE-K Promotion welcome!

Photos from Primitivo Garcia Elementary's post 05/19/2026

Off to the Board of Education to accept their Glory Awards from Missouri Representative Wick Thomas!
We are so proud of these fifth graders!

EDUCATION-Ramzey
KNOWLEDGE-Mason
HONOR-Maurizio
EQUALITY-Grace

πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›πŸ–€πŸ’›

WE RISE!

05/16/2026

Don't forget to stop by Chipotle tonight for our fundraiser! Thank you for supporting our school!

04/30/2026

Happy Principal Appreciation Week to Mrs. Tanner!

(Shout-out to Ms. Boyd, our reading interventionist for making this insanely creative appreciation sign)

Photos from Primitivo Garcia Elementary's post 04/21/2026

Garcia class photos with Chris Jones!

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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