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Blue Hills Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2101 N Twyman Rd
Independence, MO 64058
Phone
(816) 650-7440
District
FORT OSAGE R-I
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
352
Classroom Teachers
24

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.5% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Blue Hills Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
41%
27%
42%
42%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
44%
54%
44%
44%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 70 19.9%
Grade 1 64 18.2%
Grade 2 72 20.5%
Grade 3 71 20.2%
Grade 4 75 21.3%
Total 352 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.9% 73.7% 72.4%
Black 7.3% 9.8% 16.0%
Hispanic 15.3% 13.0% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.7% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.2% 2.7% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.3% 45.3% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 31.5% 36.8% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 8.4% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,852 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 223.7 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.4% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 12.5% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,206 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 13.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.5% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.5% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.4% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,914 $28,658,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $894 $4,333,000 7.5%
Staff $427 $2,067,000 3.6%
General Administration $730 $3,536,000 6.1%
School Administration $463 $2,242,000 3.9%
Operation $1,128 $5,468,000 9.5%
Transportation $473 $2,293,000 4.0%
Other $225 $1,091,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,340 $21,030,000 36.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,672 $8,103,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $11,926 $57,791,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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