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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Southern Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 S Phelps Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5475	458	26	17.6	74.5%	169 (36.9%)	157 (34.3%)	81 (17.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.0%)	53.3	427^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.6%		51.5	438^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.7%	11	33.3	29.4	51.7	44.5	33.7	33.7	67.0	$13,831	$3,139	$10,692
Sycamore Hills Elementary	0.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	15208 E 39th St S	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5465	574	33	17.6	62.5%	291 (50.7%)	62 (10.8%)	161 (28.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.5%)	57.1	385^th of 900 public elementary schools	57.2%		52.1	431^st of 906 public elementary schools	52.4%	46	52.6	37.8	41.8	39.7	48.8	40.7	45.2	$11,723	$1,062	$10,660
John W. Luff Elementary	1.5mi	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 S Delaware Ave	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5415	362	25	14.6	73.5%	155 (42.8%)	73 (20.2%)	95 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	32 (8.8%)	57.7	380^th of 900 public elementary schools	57.8%		61.4	332^nd of 906 public elementary schools	63.4%	48	67.2	31.6	26.4	49.9	59.6	37.4	45.3	$12,630	$1,081	$11,549
William Yates Elementary	1.6mi	Public	K-5	3600 Davidson Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3740	463	34	13.6	49.5%	197 (42.5%)	85 (18.4%)	104 (22.5%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.0%)	50 (10.8%)	92.6	46^th of 900 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.5	28^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.9%	18	75.2	77.6	68.5	61.4	72.6	67.9	60.4	$14,186	$782	$13,404
Fleetridge Elementary	2.0mi	Public	K-5	13001 E 55th St	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7220	355	25	14.4	59.7%	96 (27.0%)	129 (36.3%)	81 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.8%)	32.2	645^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.3%		26	689^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.0%	44	25.1	41.3	27.0	29.0	29.0	34.4		$15,091	$1,676	$13,415
Glendale Elementary	2.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 S Lee's Summit Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5510	417	30	13.7	75.3%	194 (46.5%)	91 (21.8%)	90 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	54.5	413^th of 900 public elementary schools	54.1%		54.6	401^st of 906 public elementary schools	55.7%	12	53.5	44.6	30.1		41.9	39.9	44.4	$12,728	$1,307	$11,421
Little Blue Elementary	2.3mi	Public	K-5	13900 E 61st Street	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7740	379	29	13.1	64.4%	124 (32.7%)	120 (31.7%)	86 (22.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	31	653^rd of 900 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.7	678^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.2%	25	26.0	37.6	26.7	20.6	32.3	37.6	31.1	$15,533	$2,882	$12,651
Voy Spears Junior Elementary	2.3mi	Public	K-5	201 NE Anderson	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3720	546	35	15.4	13.7%	391 (71.6%)	59 (10.8%)	46 (8.4%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	97.6	9^th of 900 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.2	9^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.0%		79.7	83.4	80.0	77.8	71.0	81.3		$14,182	$396	$13,786
Three Trails Elementary	2.6mi	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 E 32nd St S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5470	328	23	14.0	84.5%	115 (35.1%)	46 (14.0%)	126 (38.4%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.1%)	29.3	667^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.9%		39	569^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.2%	98	27.6	49.0	17.1	19.2	28.0			$13,341	$1,231	$12,110
Norfleet Elementary	2.7mi	Public	K-5	6140 Norfleet Rd	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7240	329	27	12.0	60.8%	77 (23.4%)	157 (47.7%)	51 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.2%)	16.3	764^th of 900 public elementary schools	15.1%		9.8	836^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.7%	72	24.6	15.6	13.0	22.7	22.4	22.9	26.1	$17,531	$1,972	$15,559

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