Independence 30

Summary:

The Independence 30 school district in Missouri serves 27 schools, including 20 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with significant performance gaps between the top and bottom performers.

Among the standout schools are Mill Creek Elementary, which ranked 246th out of 906 Missouri elementary schools and earned a 4-star rating, as well as John W. Luff Elementary and Blackburn Elementary, which also performed well above the district and state averages. However, other schools, such as Truman High, struggled with low proficiency rates in core subjects.

The data also reveals high chronic absenteeism rates across the district, ranging from 31.7% on average, which likely contributes to the academic challenges faced by many students. Additionally, the wide range in free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, from 43.82% at Blackburn Elementary to 88.08% at Randall Elementary, suggests significant socioeconomic diversity within the district that may require tailored approaches to support student success.

District Detail

201 North Forest Avenue
Independence, MO 64050-2513

(816) 521-5300

SchoolDigger Rank:
236^th of 386 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,168

Primary Schools: 22
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Sycamore Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15208 E 39th St S	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5465	537	31	17.2	58.1%	283 (52.7%)	44 (8.2%)	146 (27.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	49 (9.1%)	52.1	431^st of 906 public elementary schools	52.4%		60.2	354^th of 898 public elementary schools	60.6%	77	42.0	30.6	42.4				48.7		39.3	32.5	51.6									$11,058	$2,128	$8,929
Truman High	Public	9-12	3301 S Noland Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5350	1,700	88	19.3	57.8%	923 (54.3%)	269 (15.8%)	401 (23.6%)	18 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.8%)	69 (4.1%)	38.4	220^th of 378 public high schools	41.8%		51.8	124^th of 352 public high schools	64.8%	96															16.2	26.1	45.3	49.4	35.9	$11,558	$2,148	$9,411
William Chrisman High	Public	9-12	1223 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5355	1,441	84	17.2	70.2%	906 (62.9%)	184 (12.8%)	256 (17.8%)	9 (0.6%)	12 (0.8%)	23 (1.6%)	51 (3.5%)	41.4	204^th of 378 public high schools	46.0%		44.9	167^th of 352 public high schools	52.6%	37															16.2	27.6	43.3	49.0	42.9	$11,722	$2,305	$9,417
William Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 S Phelps Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5475	452	26	17.6	75.4%	176 (38.9%)	143 (31.6%)	76 (16.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	46 (10.2%)	51.5	438^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.7%		45.2	506^th of 898 public elementary schools	43.7%	68	44.0	35.0	38.7				55.1		30.8	45.0	40.2									$13,108	$3,715	$9,393
Day Treatment	Public, Alternative	K-12	600 W Mechanic Ave	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	No	(816) 521-5508	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hanthorn Early Education	Public	PK	1511 Kings Hwy	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	No	(816) 521-5485	8	11	.7		4 (50.0%)	2 (25.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Independence Academy	Public	9-12	600 W Mechanic Ave	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	No	(816) 521-5505	0	44	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																			3.8
Bingham Middle	Public	7-8	1716 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5490	758	47	15.9	73.9%	425 (56.1%)	111 (14.6%)	160 (21.1%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.6%)	40 (5.3%)	27.8	330^th of 451 public middle schools	26.8%		27.2	344^th of 459 public middle schools	25.1%	14					26.5	8.1		26.3					26.5	30.1						$11,679	$2,678	$9,001
Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 S Windsor St	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5450	356	24	14.9	72.2%	198 (55.6%)	40 (11.2%)	75 (21.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	35 (9.8%)	45.6	502^nd of 906 public elementary schools	44.6%		28.2	680^th of 898 public elementary schools	24.3%	178	38.6	45.5					41.8		37.4	36.9	30.9									$12,723	$2,310	$10,413
Pioneer Ridge Middle	Public	7-8	1656 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5385	817	50	16.4	63.6%	443 (54.2%)	125 (15.3%)	187 (22.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	49 (6.0%)	45.8	244^th of 451 public middle schools	45.9%		28.6	335^th of 459 public middle schools	27.0%	91					33.0	6.8		37.3					34.2	39.2	62.1					$11,032	$2,240	$8,792
Clifford H. Nowlin Middle	Public	6-8	2800 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5380	886	54	16.4	83.1%	362 (40.9%)	143 (16.1%)	311 (35.1%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (6.3%)	22.4	362^nd of 451 public middle schools	19.7%		23.2	369^th of 459 public middle schools	19.6%	7				26.8	15.7	7.8		23.9				25.1	22.3	26.7						$10,704	$2,399	$8,305
Three Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 E 32nd St S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5470	347	23	15.0	81.6%	139 (40.1%)	49 (14.1%)	126 (36.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.1%)	39	569^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.2%		45.2	507^th of 898 public elementary schools	43.5%	62	46.2	17.1	32.8				30.3		44.2	18.7	35.6									$12,034	$2,466	$9,568
Van Horn High	Public	9-12	1109 S Arlington Ave	Independence	64053	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5360	1,113	61	18.1	79.2%	470 (42.2%)	180 (16.2%)	409 (36.7%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (4.0%)	28.6	269^th of 378 public high schools	28.8%		13.3	313^th of 352 public high schools	11.1%	44															8.8	24.3			31.1	$11,960	$2,404	$9,556
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	11424 Gill St	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5460	138	9	15.4	84.8%	57 (41.3%)	23 (16.7%)	38 (27.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (12.3%)								(n/a)																				$13,935	$3,278	$10,657
Fairmount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 N Cedar Ave	Independence	64053	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5405	330	21	15.9	84.8%	132 (40.0%)	34 (10.3%)	142 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	23.2	704^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.3%		29	669^th of 898 public elementary schools	25.5%	35	17.4	33.3	20.1				23.8		13.6	41.1	27.9									$12,125	$2,872	$9,253
Korte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2437 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5430	460	26	17.6	85.9%	164 (35.7%)	64 (13.9%)	190 (41.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.8%)	34.3	617^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.9%		32.6	633^rd of 898 public elementary schools	29.5%	16	46.4	35.3	19.6				26.5		28.7	33.7	34.2									$12,929	$3,327	$9,602
Sunshine Center	Public	PK	18400 East Salisbury Road	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	No	(816) 461-0893	96	0		46.9%	60 (62.5%)	10 (10.4%)	16 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.4%)								(n/a)
Abraham Mallinson Elementary	Public	2-5	709 North Forest Ave	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5530	275	19	14.2	85.8%	119 (43.3%)	39 (14.2%)	80 (29.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	13.4	798^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.9%		22.5	723^rd of 898 public elementary schools	19.5%	75		27.4	17.0				18.7		13.7		15.8									$12,649	$2,672	$9,977
Thomas Hart Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 S Leslie	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5390	397	26	15.5	88.4%	191 (48.1%)	79 (19.9%)	90 (22.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	42.1	540^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.4%		49.5	466^th of 898 public elementary schools	48.1%	74	34.6	32.6	36.9				40.7		29.2	36.7	46.2									$11,974	$2,784	$9,190
Blackburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17302 E R D Mize Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5395	365	28	13.1	46.8%	214 (58.6%)	50 (13.7%)	59 (16.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.6%)	57	379^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.2%		53	419^th of 898 public elementary schools	53.3%	40	46.8	54.5	36.1				37.8		40.8		43.0									$11,968	$2,436	$9,532
Bridger Middle	Public	6	18200 E M-78 Hwy	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5375	696	48	14.5	71.4%	408 (58.6%)	97 (13.9%)	129 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	46 (6.6%)								(n/a)				48.2								37.2								$11,133	$2,321	$8,812
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	827 W College	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5400	227	16	14.3	74.0%	108 (47.6%)	15 (6.6%)	89 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	16	768^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.2%		37	589^th of 898 public elementary schools	34.4%	179	19.1	20.1	11.4				20.1		19.6	24.3	29.5									$12,504	$2,812	$9,692
Glendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 S Lee's Summit Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5510	391	29	13.5	73.1%	210 (53.7%)	66 (16.9%)	74 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	35 (9.0%)	54.6	401^st of 906 public elementary schools	55.7%		57.3	382^nd of 898 public elementary schools	57.5%	19	48.7	43.4	43.9				33.7		39.6		40.5									$11,625	$2,525	$9,100
John W. Luff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 S Delaware Ave	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5415	343	24	14.2	69.4%	156 (45.5%)	48 (14.0%)	92 (26.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	35 (10.2%)	61.4	332^nd of 906 public elementary schools	63.4%		60.7	346^th of 898 public elementary schools	61.5%	14	54.5	33.8					52.0		43.6	49.9	45.8									$12,684	$2,115	$10,569
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 N Liberty St	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5420	274	18	15.5	70.4%	161 (58.8%)	36 (13.1%)	45 (16.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (9.1%)	70.8	246^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.8%		62.3	332^nd of 898 public elementary schools	63.0%	86	53.3	55.0	49.0				52.7		47.6	45.0	49.0									$13,228	$3,469	$9,758
Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5435	385	26	15.0	77.4%	224 (58.2%)	46 (11.9%)	83 (21.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	21 (5.5%)	46.2	495^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.4%		49.1	468^th of 898 public elementary schools	47.9%	27	26.1	35.4	45.4				40.8		29.6	39.2	48.4									$11,810	$2,567	$9,243
Procter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 W Linden Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5440	200	16	12.6	85.0%	96 (48.0%)	32 (16.0%)	47 (23.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	20 (10.0%)	20.3	731^st of 906 public elementary schools	19.3%		23.6	713^th of 898 public elementary schools	20.6%	18	28.1	25.8	21.5				18.0		27.9		17.9									$13,578	$2,860	$10,718
Randall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Jennings Rd	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5445	280	23	12.0	86.4%	115 (41.1%)	69 (24.6%)	61 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	29 (10.4%)	16.8	762^nd of 906 public elementary schools	15.9%		13.6	785^th of 898 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	14.1	19.2	12.0						14.0	41.2										$14,433	$3,298	$11,136
Cassell Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 East 31st Street South	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5540	370	26	14.5	83.5%	117 (31.6%)	47 (12.7%)	170 (45.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.3%)	15.7	773^rd of 906 public elementary schools	14.7%		12.6	800^th of 898 public elementary schools	10.9%	27	18.5	17.0	11.2				11.2		23.8	36.6	13.5									$12,242	$2,567	$9,675
Spring Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20404 E Truman Rd	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5455	245	21	11.4	67.8%	150 (61.2%)	28 (11.4%)	38 (15.5%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.8%)	42.9	529^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.2	533^rd of 898 public elementary schools	40.6%	4	30.0	23.4							47.5	42.8	41.0									$13,600	$4,250	$9,350
Little Blue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Quail Drive	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5480	281	23	12.0	53.7%	168 (59.8%)	47 (16.7%)	35 (12.5%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	20 (7.1%)	41.3	549^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.4%		55.1	397^th of 898 public elementary schools	55.8%	152	41.8	28.5	18.7				28.0		46.5		44.1									$14,708	$4,029	$10,680

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blue Springs R-IV	2.86 mi	21	26^th
Raytown C-2	3.88 mi	20	336^th
Kansas City 33	3.93 mi	33	338^th
Kc International Academy	4.41 mi	1	356^th
Kipp: Endeavor Academy	5.14 mi	2	384^th

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