William Chrisman High

Summary:

William Chrisman High is a public high school in Independence, Missouri, serving 1,406 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Independence 30 school district, which is ranked 235 out of 376 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Chrisman High has a relatively diverse student population, with 55.97% White, 11.52% African American, 18.07% Hispanic, and 11.31% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state exams, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's proficiency rates were 20.4% in Algebra I, 35.4% in Biology I, and 49.9% in English II, compared to state averages of 41.5%, 38.5%, and 54.4%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.72% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, William Chrisman High has shown some signs of improvement in recent years, moving from a 1-star rating in 2013-2014 to a 3-star rating in 2022-2023. When compared to nearby schools, the school generally performs better than Raytown Senior High and Van Horn High, but lags behind Truman High and Fort Osage High in terms of academic performance and overall school rankings. The school also faces challenges in supporting disabled and special education students, ranking 85th out of 111 Missouri high schools for this population in 2021-2022.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1223 N Noland Rd
       Independence, MO  64050-1947


(816) 521-5355

District: Independence 30

SchoolDigger Rank:
167th of 352 Missouri High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,722 Help


Feeder schools for William Chrisman High:

Elementary:    Bryant Elementary
    Mill Creek Elementary
    Ott Elementary
    Procter Elementary
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Middle:    Bingham Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  1,406

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.0%
Hispanic:
18.1%
African American:
11.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.7% Help


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Compare Details William Chrisman High ranks better than 52.6% of high schools in Missouri. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Independence 30 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.94. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at William Chrisman High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56%), Hispanic (18.1%), African American (11.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William Chrisman High is 16.7, which is the 2nd best among 3 high schools in the Independence 30 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at William Chrisman High is $11,722, which is the 2nd highest among 3 high schools in the Independence 30 School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

William Chrisman High:

SchoolDigger ranks William Chrisman High 167th of 352 Missouri public high schools. (See William Chrisman High in the ranking list.)

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Independence 30:

SchoolDigger ranks Independence 30 235th of 376 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William Chrisman High

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Rank History for all students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 44.80 338th 534 36.7%
2007 39.92 374th 538 30.5%
2008 60.62 192nd 539 64.4%
2009 51.45 224th 507 55.8%
2010 44.09 309th 516 40.1%
2011 42.87 327th 528 38.1%
2012 36.41 384th 522 26.4%
2013 46.65 285th 523 45.5%
2014 33.41 394th 521 24.4%
2015 52.12 228th 504 54.8%
2016 43.32 239th 401 40.4%
2017 69.04 103rd 404 74.5%
2018 53.05 173rd 468 63.0%
2019 40.09 272nd 460 40.9%
2021 39.84 208th 358 41.9%
2022 41.47 190th 361 47.4%
2023 44.94 167th 352 52.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.72 40th 52 23.1%
2021 31.11 15th 23 34.8%
2022 41.49 15th 28 46.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.93 5th 33 84.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.56 65th 127 48.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.55 65th 382 83.0%
2019 47.63 175th 368 52.4%
2021 60.47 78th 255 69.4%
2022 65.58 58th 250 76.8%
2023 62.30 68th 268 74.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.90 25th 95 73.7%
2021 36.74 85th 129 34.1%
2022 30.72 85th 111 23.4%
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Rank History for African American students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.82 71st 111 36.0%
2019 36.06 70th 106 34.0%
2021 44.35 44th 96 54.2%
2022 37.82 71st 105 32.4%
2023 45.30 43rd 99 56.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.19 30th 84 64.3%
2019 36.14 60th 91 34.1%
2021 49.52 14th 40 65.0%
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Rank History for White students at William Chrisman High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.97 110th 440 75.0%
2019 41.19 241st 430 44.0%
2021 38.22 173rd 309 44.0%
2022 51.48 104th 310 66.5%
2023 40.77 142nd 302 53.0%
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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for William Chrisman High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1522 1522
1992 1404 51 32 47 18 n/a n/a 0 1552
1993 1384 56 49 50 13 n/a n/a 0 1552
1994 1411 63 56 39 2 n/a n/a 0 1571
1995 1433 66 56 49 3 n/a n/a 0 1607
1996 1433 66 56 49 3 n/a n/a 0 1607
1997 1430 64 57 63 7 n/a n/a 0 1621
1998 1416 66 54 66 14 n/a n/a 0 1616
1999 1369 62 55 74 10 n/a n/a 0 1570
2000 1347 68 57 63 8 n/a n/a 0 1543
2001 1330 80 56 77 16 n/a n/a 0 1559
2002 1394 109 43 89 17 n/a n/a 0 1652
2003 1394 109 43 89 17 n/a n/a 0 1652
2004 1437 124 45 94 21 n/a n/a 0 1721
2005 1418 126 50 114 18 n/a n/a 0 1726
2006 1434 145 69 106 12 n/a n/a 0 1766
2007 1372 164 69 117 11 n/a n/a 0 1733
2008 1263 147 58 106 7 n/a n/a 0 1581
2009 1245 162 58 116 14 n/a n/a 0 1595
2010 1186 161 43 107 12 n/a n/a 0 1509
2011 1187 170 32 110 9 9 10 0 1527
2012 1099 185 16 122 9 20 32 0 1483
2013 1081 188 11 136 5 17 53 0 1491
2014 1018 192 14 149 6 10 72 0 1461
2015 1003 203 12 131 9 10 94 0 1462
2016 939 188 9 157 11 11 110 0 1425
2017 946 184 9 183 10 17 122 0 1471
2018 930 197 11 212 7 18 128 0 1503
2019 852 186 12 234 8 24 102 0 1418
2020 824 176 12 212 15 23 109 0 1371
2021 840 197 19 224 14 17 150 0 1461
2022 832 198 16 231 13 21 159 0 1470
2023 787 162 12 254 13 19 159 0 1406

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William Chrisman High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1522 92.9 16.3 n/a
1992 1552 91.5 16.9 10.6
1993 1552 86.2 18.0 15.5
1994 1571 91.8 17.1 16
1995 1607 97.0 16.6 19.7
1996 1607 97.0 16.6 19.7
1997 1621 102.3 15.8 18
1998 1616 102.8 15.7 16.8
1999 1570 99.2 15.8 0
2000 1543 100.3 15.4 25
2001 1559 102.3 15.2 28.2
2002 1652 106.9 15.5 34.9
2003 1652 106.9 15.5 34.9
2004 1721 93.5 18.4 36.1
2005 1726 100.4 17.2 35.2
2006 1766 103.0 17.1 46.8
2007 1733 103.1 16.8 44.9
2008 1581 116.9 13.5 43.8
2009 1595 118.3 13.5 48.3
2010 1509 110.0 13.7 53.8
2011 1527 97.8 15.6 54.2
2012 1483 92.9 15.9 58.5
2013 1491 92.9 16.0 59
2014 1461 88.7 16.4 64.5
2015 1462 83.0 17.6 60.8
2016 1425 82.0 17.3 63
2017 1471 80.5 18.2 63.2
2018 1503 78.6 19.1 71.7
2019 1418 77.1 18.3 64.2
2020 1371 78.5 17.4 70.9
2021 1461 75.8 19.2 71.1
2022 1470 82.8 17.7 66.3
2023 1406 83.8 16.7 65.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William Chrisman High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1522 92.9 16.3 n/a
1992 1552 91.5 16.9 10.6
1993 1552 86.2 18.0 15.5
1994 1571 91.8 17.1 16
1995 1607 97.0 16.6 19.7
1996 1607 97.0 16.6 19.7
1997 1621 102.3 15.8 18
1998 1616 102.8 15.7 16.8
1999 1570 99.2 15.8 0
2000 1543 100.3 15.4 25
2001 1559 102.3 15.2 28.2
2002 1652 106.9 15.5 34.9
2003 1652 106.9 15.5 34.9
2004 1721 93.5 18.4 36.1
2005 1726 100.4 17.2 35.2
2006 1766 103.0 17.1 46.8
2007 1733 103.1 16.8 44.9
2008 1581 116.9 13.5 43.8
2009 1595 118.3 13.5 48.3
2010 1509 110.0 13.7 53.8
2011 1527 97.8 15.6 54.2
2012 1483 92.9 15.9 58.5
2013 1491 92.9 16.0 59
2014 1461 88.7 16.4 64.5
2015 1462 83.0 17.6 60.8
2016 1425 82.0 17.3 63
2017 1471 80.5 18.2 63.2
2018 1503 78.6 19.1 71.7
2019 1418 77.1 18.3 64.2
2020 1371 78.5 17.4 70.9
2021 1461 75.8 19.2 71.1
2022 1470 82.8 17.7 66.3
2023 1406 83.8 16.7 65.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for William Chrisman High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $895 (14.9%) $5,108 (85.1%) $6,003
2020 $966 (8.7%) $10,191 (91.3%) $11,158
2021 $1,611 (15.5%) $8,792 (84.5%) $10,403
2022 $2,305 (19.7%) $9,417 (80.3%) $11,722

Data source: Missouri Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on William Chrisman High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 272nd of 460 High schoolsRanks 167th of 352 High schools
 11.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (William Chrisman High)40.320.4
 19.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Independence 30)4230.8
 11.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Missouri)45.341.5
 3.8%
End of Course Biology I (William Chrisman High)30.835.4
 4.6%
   End of Course Biology I (Independence 30)29.932.5
 2.6%
   End of Course Biology I (Missouri)39.238.5
 0.7%
End of Course English II (William Chrisman High)53.449.9
 3.5%
   End of Course English II (Independence 30)55.147.3
 7.8%
   End of Course English II (Missouri)5954.4
 4.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14181406
 0.8%
African American186162
 12.9%
American Indian813
 62.5%
Asian1212
Hispanic234254
 8.5%
Pacific Islander2419
 20.8%
White852787
 7.6%
Two or More Races102159
 55.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.2%65.7%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about William Chrisman High

Students at William Chrisman High are 56% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,406 students attended William Chrisman High.

William Chrisman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryant Elementary
Elementary : Mill Creek Elementary
Elementary : Ott Elementary
Elementary : Procter Elementary
Elementary : Randall Elementary
Elementary : Spring Branch Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Hart Benton Elementary
Middle : Bingham Middle

William Chrisman High ranks 167th of 352 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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