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John W. Luff Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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
3700 S Delaware Ave
Independence, MO 64055
Phone
(816) 521-5415
District
INDEPENDENCE 30
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
354
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.1% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

John W. Luff Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
41%
34%
42%
44%
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

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
40%
54%
44%
54%
37%
    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
16
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 5.4%
Kindergarten 63 17.8%
Grade 1 51 14.4%
Grade 2 63 17.8%
Grade 3 59 16.7%
Grade 4 56 15.8%
Grade 5 43 12.1%
Total 354 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.8% 54.3% 72.4%
Black 17.9% 16.1% 16.0%
Hispanic 27.0% 27.3% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.8% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 1.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.4% 68.4% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 47.2% 55.3% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.2% 13.1% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 98,445 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,323.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,297 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 11.3% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.8% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.7% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.6% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,772 $83,152,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $865 $12,463,000 7.0%
Staff $507 $7,308,000 4.1%
General Administration $471 $6,783,000 3.8%
School Administration $680 $9,799,000 5.5%
Operation $1,390 $20,028,000 11.2%
Transportation $492 $7,081,000 4.0%
Other $380 $5,480,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,786 $68,942,000 38.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,823 $26,259,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $12,380 $178,353,000 100.0%
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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