Independence 30

Summary:

The Independence 30 School District in Missouri operates 29 schools, including 22 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving a diverse student population. The district's schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standout high-performing elementary schools like John W. Luff Elementary and Blackburn Elementary, while others, such as Cassell Park Elementary and Randall Elementary, have struggled to meet performance benchmarks.

Among the high schools, Truman High and William Chrisman High stand out as the top performers, while Van Horn High is the lowest-performing high school in the district. The data also reveals a strong correlation between the schools' socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and their academic performance, with the higher-poverty schools generally underperforming.

The Independence 30 School District faces challenges in ensuring equity and providing a high-quality education to all students, regardless of their background. The district should prioritize addressing these disparities and allocating resources more effectively to support the schools with the greatest needs, ultimately helping to improve overall student outcomes across the district.

District Detail

201 North Forest Avenue
Independence, MO 64050-2513

(816) 521-5300

SchoolDigger Rank:
235^th of 376 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,406

Primary Schools: 20
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
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
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	543	31	17.5	55.4%	306 (56.4%)	36 (6.6%)	138 (25.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.2%)	60.2	354^th of 898 public elementary schools	60.6%		66.9	276^th of 908 public elementary schools	69.6%	78	26.4	41.0	47.7				54.6		41.3	50.6	55.8									$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	1,662	91	18.3	51.8%	843 (50.7%)	257 (15.5%)	348 (20.9%)	21 (1.3%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	178 (10.7%)	51.8	124^th of 352 public high schools	64.8%		50.7	146^th of 361 public high schools	59.6%	22															24.5	42.9	55.4	49.2	35.7	$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	1,406	84	16.7	65.7%	787 (56.0%)	162 (11.5%)	254 (18.1%)	12 (0.9%)	13 (0.9%)	19 (1.4%)	159 (11.3%)	44.9	167^th of 352 public high schools	52.6%		41.5	190^th of 361 public high schools	47.4%	23															20.4	35.4	49.9		43.5	$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	430	23	18.8	72.8%	179 (41.6%)	130 (30.2%)	67 (15.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	39 (9.1%)	45.2	506^th of 898 public elementary schools	43.7%		35.5	597^th of 908 public elementary schools	34.3%	91	36.0	15.3	45.3						44.0	38.0	45.2									$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 ()								(n/a)
Hanthorn Early Education	Public	PK	1511 Kings Hwy	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	No	(816) 521-5485	220	12	18.3	90.9%	89 (40.5%)	40 (18.2%)	44 (20.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	43 (19.5%)								(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	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bingham Middle	Public	7-8	1716 S Speck Rd	Independence	64057	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5490	774	48	16.0	69.4%	404 (52.2%)	114 (14.7%)	142 (18.3%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	11 (1.4%)	91 (11.8%)	27.2	344^th of 459 public middle schools	25.1%		23.7	365^th of 459 public middle schools	20.5%	21					29.5	10.5		24.2					28.1	27.1	78.8					$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	386	23	16.7	76.4%	224 (58.0%)	47 (12.2%)	76 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.3%)	28.2	680^th of 898 public elementary schools	24.3%		36.6	582^nd of 908 public elementary schools	35.9%	98	22.9	26.0	34.8				34.8		22.9	26.6	32.6									$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	806	48	16.9	61.0%	407 (50.5%)	119 (14.8%)	185 (23.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	79 (9.8%)	28.6	335^th of 459 public middle schools	27.0%		33.3	323^rd of 459 public middle schools	29.6%	12					28.5	2.1		27.0					28.8	29.6	70.1					$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	875	55	15.9	79.8%	329 (37.6%)	135 (15.4%)	318 (36.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.1%)	23.2	369^th of 459 public middle schools	19.6%		16	396^th of 459 public middle schools	13.7%	27				23.0	17.4	7.8		27.7				23.5	25.4	27.8						$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	317	21	14.8	74.8%	138 (43.5%)	35 (11.0%)	115 (36.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.9%)	45.2	507^th of 898 public elementary schools	43.5%		59.4	368^th of 908 public elementary schools	59.5%	139	20.0	30.4	51.8				41.3				36.8									$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	1,047	61	17.3	72.0%	384 (36.7%)	156 (14.9%)	400 (38.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.4%)	13.3	313^th of 352 public high schools	11.1%		23.2	281^st of 361 public high schools	22.2%	32															12.2	15.6	33.4			$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	140	9	16.2	82.9%	61 (43.6%)	17 (12.1%)	40 (28.6%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)								(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	312	19	16.4	81.7%	123 (39.4%)	38 (12.2%)	132 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	29	669^th of 898 public elementary schools	25.5%		22	722^nd of 908 public elementary schools	20.5%	53	32.0	28.9	17.0				26.1		34.7	34.7	29.8									$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	447	25	17.8	84.6%	174 (38.9%)	53 (11.9%)	174 (38.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.9%)	32.6	633^rd of 898 public elementary schools	29.5%		20.3	735^th of 908 public elementary schools	19.1%	102	37.3	28.1	26.0				22.2		43.3	37.1	24.7									$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	107	4	30.2	51.4%	67 (62.6%)	11 (10.3%)	17 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.2%)								(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	272	16	17.1	80.1%	116 (42.6%)	36 (13.2%)	80 (29.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.2%)	22.5	723^rd of 898 public elementary schools	19.5%		27.1	675^th of 908 public elementary schools	25.7%	48	6.8	23.6	24.0				27.8		22.0	27.1	34.6									$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	27	14.8	82.1%	196 (49.4%)	67 (16.9%)	92 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.8%)	49.5	466^th of 898 public elementary schools	48.1%		36.2	587^th of 908 public elementary schools	35.4%	121	42.3	22.8	39.2				45.1		44.1	38.6	43.1									$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	372	29	12.9	43.8%	216 (58.1%)	59 (15.9%)	61 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.3%)	53	419^th of 898 public elementary schools	53.3%		45.5	502^nd of 908 public elementary schools	44.7%	83	47.0	50.8	33.3				38.3		36.8	49.2	36.7									$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	770	46	16.6	64.9%	410 (53.2%)	102 (13.2%)	153 (19.9%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	86 (11.2%)								(n/a)				47.5								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	235	15	16.2	68.9%	123 (52.3%)	18 (7.7%)	72 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.5%)	37	589^th of 898 public elementary schools	34.4%		43.2	527^th of 908 public elementary schools	42.0%	62	29.0		32.4						27.6	31.8	44.1									$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	458	28	16.1	69.2%	237 (51.7%)	97 (21.2%)	75 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	57.3	382^nd of 898 public elementary schools	57.5%		46.1	495^th of 908 public elementary schools	45.5%	113	36.5	37.3	44.7				44.6		49.2	42.6	53.6									$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	354	23	15.2	64.4%	162 (45.8%)	55 (15.5%)	83 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	47 (13.3%)	60.7	346^th of 898 public elementary schools	61.5%		70.3	237^th of 908 public elementary schools	73.9%	109	51.7	38.2	37.0				47.8		48.4											$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	290	16	17.8	70.3%	180 (62.1%)	30 (10.3%)	42 (14.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	26 (9.0%)	62.3	332^nd of 898 public elementary schools	63.0%		60	363^rd of 908 public elementary schools	60.0%	31	43.6	46.4	37.2				44.2		48.7	51.8	50.1									$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	398	25	15.9	77.1%	222 (55.8%)	50 (12.6%)	83 (20.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	30 (7.5%)	49.1	468^th of 898 public elementary schools	47.9%		36.1	588^th of 908 public elementary schools	35.2%	120	26.6	34.3	50.0				48.3		35.9	39.1	46.6									$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	208	15	14.1	81.7%	74 (35.6%)	33 (15.9%)	64 (30.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	32 (15.4%)	23.6	713^th of 898 public elementary schools	20.6%		50.4	448^th of 908 public elementary schools	50.7%	265	11.6	10.0					35.2		26.2	10.3	45.5									$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	260	21	12.3	88.1%	109 (41.9%)	64 (24.6%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	39 (15.0%)	13.6	785^th of 898 public elementary schools	12.6%		14.9	790^th of 908 public elementary schools	13.0%	5	12.0	14.8	21.6				16.3		24.0	25.5	13.5									$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	375	29	12.7	80.0%	125 (33.3%)	49 (13.1%)	155 (41.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.7%)	12.6	800^th of 898 public elementary schools	10.9%		21	730^th of 908 public elementary schools	19.6%	70	10.6		9.8				19.7		30.3	8.0	16.4									$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	250	23	11.1	65.2%	142 (56.8%)	26 (10.4%)	42 (16.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.4%)	43.2	533^rd of 898 public elementary schools	40.6%		35.6	596^th of 908 public elementary schools	34.4%	63	25.0		38.4						36.4	44.7										$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	295	22	13.4	53.2%	179 (60.7%)	40 (13.6%)	33 (11.2%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.5%)	55.1	397^th of 898 public elementary schools	55.8%		55.5	408^th of 908 public elementary schools	55.1%	11	16.9	32.6	49.1				52.9		39.6	52.1	53.0									$14,708	$4,029	$10,680

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blue Springs R-IV	2.86 mi	21	24^th
Fort Osage R-I	3.68 mi	12	210^th
Raytown C-2	3.88 mi	20	327^th
Kansas City 33	3.93 mi	33	335^th
Kc International Academy	4.41 mi	1	351^st

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