Blue Springs R-IV

Summary:

The Blue Springs R-IV school district in Missouri consists of 20 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is highly ranked, placing 24th out of 376 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, several schools stand out for their exceptional academic performance. Chapel Lakes Elementary and Voy Spears Junior Elementary are the top-performing elementary schools, ranking 22nd and 15th respectively out of 898 Missouri elementary schools. At the middle school level, Delta Woods Middle School is the highest-ranked, placing 22nd out of 459 Missouri middle schools. The district's top high schools are Blue Springs South High School and Blue Springs High School, ranking 53rd and 74th out of 352 Missouri high schools.

While the district as a whole performs well, there are some areas for improvement. Several elementary schools, such as John Nowlin Elementary, Thomas J. Ultican Elementary, and Daniel Young Elementary, have lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, suggesting a need for additional support or resources. Additionally, the district's alternative school, Liggett Trail Education Center, serves a diverse student population with higher percentages of minority and economically disadvantaged students, warranting further investigation to understand how it supports these students.

District Detail

1801 NW Vesper
Blue Springs, MO 64015-3219

(816) 874-3200

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 376 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,595

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP English II (2023)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP Government (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordill-Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 SW Christiansen Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3610	736	53	14.0	24.2%	534 (72.6%)	111 (15.1%)	41 (5.6%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	79.2	152^nd of 898 public elementary schools	83.1%		76.3	189^th of 908 public elementary schools	79.2%	37	61.8	58.3	58.5				45.2		56.5	59.0	53.3									$10,128	$700	$9,428
Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 Clark Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3640	411	31	13.1	42.8%	249 (60.6%)	62 (15.1%)	41 (10.0%)	9 (2.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	89.1	66^th of 898 public elementary schools	92.7%		90.8	52^nd of 908 public elementary schools	94.3%	14	80.8	67.7	55.4				56.8		58.5		70.2									$10,926	$677	$10,250
James Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 NW Park Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3650	467	35	13.3	24.2%	337 (72.2%)	44 (9.4%)	42 (9.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.1%)	74.9	188^th of 898 public elementary schools	79.1%		69.5	249^th of 908 public elementary schools	72.6%	61	62.0	32.3	54.3				58.6		63.1	45.6										$12,615	$1,440	$11,175
James Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	201 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3660	447	32	14.0	46.8%	266 (59.5%)	81 (18.1%)	53 (11.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	97.1	14^th of 898 public elementary schools	98.4%		92.4	41^st of 908 public elementary schools	95.5%	27	76.6	86.6	75.5				76.7		68.1											$10,333	$635	$9,698
John Nowlin Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3670	438	32	13.6	36.3%	281 (64.2%)	51 (11.6%)	53 (12.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.7%)	69.1	257^th of 898 public elementary schools	71.4%		70.1	238^th of 908 public elementary schools	73.8%	19	41.6	59.7	50.7				48.0		41.6	52.8	57.5									$12,144	$1,425	$10,719
Blue Springs High	Public	9-12	2000 NW Ashton Dr	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3400	2,383	112	21.2	28.2%	1,561 (65.5%)	321 (13.5%)	253 (10.6%)	50 (2.1%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	175 (7.3%)	63.3	74^th of 352 public high schools	79.0%		62.1	83^rd of 361 public high schools	77.0%	9															31.9	47.3	57.8	63.6	48.8	$12,145	$1,089	$11,056
Thomas J. Ultican Elementary	Public	K-5	1812 NW Vesper	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3710	430	30	14.3	40.2%	309 (71.9%)	37 (8.6%)	38 (8.8%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.1%)	61.5	340^th of 898 public elementary schools	62.1%		56.2	396^th of 908 public elementary schools	56.4%	56	45.2	45.9	60.9				47.8		37.8	36.1	53.6									$10,157	$758	$9,399
William Yates Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Davidson Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3740	414	32	13.0	48.6%	204 (49.3%)	75 (18.1%)	63 (15.2%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	49 (11.8%)	94.5	27^th of 898 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.4	24^th of 908 public elementary schools	97.4%	3	69.6	88.4	81.8				74.6		59.5	73.9										$12,829	$929	$11,901
Blue Springs South High	Public	9-12	1200 SE Adams Dairy Pkwy	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3500	2,261	123	18.3	21.5%	1,566 (69.3%)	303 (13.4%)	169 (7.5%)	62 (2.7%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	147 (6.5%)	68.8	53^rd of 352 public high schools	84.9%		68.3	61^st of 361 public high schools	83.1%	8															43.0	54.4	61.1	69.5	42.6	$11,690	$991	$10,698
Valley View High	Public	9-12	5000 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3750	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brittany Hill Middle	Public	6-8	2701 NW 1st St	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3470	837	57	14.6	28.0%	553 (66.1%)	99 (11.8%)	81 (9.7%)	12 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (10.4%)	84.1	49^th of 459 public middle schools	89.3%		85.3	41^st of 459 public middle schools	91.1%	8				55.7	57.1	40.9		51.5				56.9	50.3	52.2	92.3					$12,279	$1,245	$11,034
Moreland Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	900 SW Bishop Dr	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3540	1,071	61	17.6	30.9%	718 (67.0%)	147 (13.7%)	100 (9.3%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (8.1%)	77.5	75^th of 459 public middle schools	83.7%		79.3	65^th of 459 public middle schools	85.8%	10				53.3	50.6	48.9		45.8				44.5	39.0	57.5	98.0					$10,024	$779	$9,246
Daniel Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 SE Shamrock Ln	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3630	358	26	13.8	34.4%	264 (73.7%)	25 (7.0%)	37 (10.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	74.2	196^th of 898 public elementary schools	78.2%		76.7	181^st of 908 public elementary schools	80.1%	15	38.8	66.7	64.6				55.4		43.3		56.9									$11,552	$986	$10,566
William Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3730	437	29	14.9	30.4%	321 (73.5%)	42 (9.6%)	39 (8.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	82.1	130^th of 898 public elementary schools	85.5%		72.5	217^th of 908 public elementary schools	76.1%	87	66.7	62.3	52.2				52.1		54.8		56.4									$10,735	$689	$10,046
Lucy Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	111 NE Roanoke Dr	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3690	562	36	15.6	20.1%	441 (78.5%)	33 (5.9%)	61 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	92.7	42^nd of 898 public elementary schools	95.3%		89.9	61^st of 908 public elementary schools	93.3%	19	65.2	71.5	68.7				65.2		60.7	72.3	75.0									$10,228	$576	$9,653
Chapel Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 NE Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3600	602	37	16.1	13.8%	447 (74.3%)	71 (11.8%)	27 (4.5%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.6%)	95.6	22^nd of 898 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.7	38^th of 908 public elementary schools	95.8%	16	72.4	83.3	71.0				70.6		63.8	80.3	71.0									$9,993	$634	$9,359
Delta Woods Middle	Public	6-8	4401 NE Lakewood Way	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3580	793	48	16.5	23.0%	504 (63.6%)	118 (14.9%)	79 (10.0%)	32 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.8%)	91.5	22^nd of 459 public middle schools	95.2%		92.2	15^th of 459 public middle schools	96.7%	7				63.5	62.8	45.7		58.2				56.5	53.1	66.8	96.9					$11,183	$1,089	$10,094
Voy Spears Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	201 NE Anderson	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3720	565	36	15.8	11.0%	408 (72.2%)	56 (9.9%)	47 (8.3%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.5%)	96.8	15^th of 898 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.4	14^th of 908 public elementary schools	98.5%	1	82.2	77.5	71.3				69.4		76.0	86.6	71.3									$10,732	$928	$9,804
Sunny Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 South R D Mize Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3700	505	36	14.0	32.1%	340 (67.3%)	66 (13.1%)	48 (9.5%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	79.3	150^th of 898 public elementary schools	83.3%		83.5	122^nd of 908 public elementary schools	86.6%	28	47.4	51.3	57.6				64.2		48.7	64.2	57.6									$11,296	$887	$10,409
Paul Kinder Middle School	Public	6-8	3930 South R D Mize Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3560	729	48	15.3	37.2%	492 (67.5%)	94 (12.9%)	63 (8.6%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (8.9%)	77.7	74^th of 459 public middle schools	83.9%		76.7	79^th of 459 public middle schools	82.8%	5				58.5	53.5	37.6		45.6				46.8	43.4	50.8	95.3					$10,978	$1,172	$9,806
Liggett Trail Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3575 SW Liggett Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3680	149	16	9.1	27.5%	89 (59.7%)	24 (16.1%)	25 (16.8%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)								(n/a)																				$00

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lee's Summit R-Vii	2.52 mi	29	43^rd
Grain Valley R-V	3.04 mi	8	61^st
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	6.34 mi	35
Division Of Youth Service	6.9 mi	41
Independence 30	7.9 mi	31	235^th

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