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Blue Hills Elementary

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Blue Hills Elementary ranks 535 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Blue Hills Elementary is a public elementary school located in Independence, Missouri, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 347 students. It is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district, which is ranked 214 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blue Hills Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency was 37.7%, compared to the district's 35.8% and the state's 41.4%. Similarly, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 35.1%, compared to the district's 35.4% and the state's 41.8%. Compared to the nearby Buckner Elementary and Cler-Mont Elementary, Blue Hills Elementary generally performs worse, with lower proficiency rates in both Mathematics and ELA.

The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 31.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average of 15-20%. Additionally, Blue Hills Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.07% to 42.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's performance for this subgroup is better than the state average, ranking 253rd out of 638 Missouri elementary schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year. The stark contrast in academic performance between Blue Hills Elementary and the high-performing Lucy Franklin Elementary and James Lewis Elementary in the neighboring Blue Springs R-IV district suggests that there may be opportunities for the Fort Osage R-I district to learn from the practices and strategies employed by the Blue Springs district.

357

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,460

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25102 E. US 24 Highway
Independence, MO 64056-4001

(816) 650-7440

District: Fort Osage R-I

Students who attend Blue Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fire Prairie Middle
	Osage Trail Middle
High:	Fort Osage High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Missouri avg42%

535^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Fort Osage R-I

214^th of 367Fort Osage R-I among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	535 of 900	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	588 of 906	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	270 of 898	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	507 of 908	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	522 of 901	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	522 of 1052	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	736 of 1045	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.3	426 of 1032	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	342 of 865	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.2	457 of 1058	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.1	334 of 1089	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.8	680 of 1108	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.4	568 of 1085	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	77.7	179 of 1088	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	56.3	460 of 1066	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	514 of 1053	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.8	785 of 1084	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	904 of 1080	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.8	707 of 1074	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	253 of 638	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	258 of 625	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.8	49 of 611	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	36.0	369 of 574	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	334 of 907	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	654 of 887	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	475 of 666	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	497 of 668	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.9	310 of 673	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	451 of 675	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	415 of 691	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	643 of 917	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	720 of 898	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-7 vs state

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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	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	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7440	357	25	14.0	43.7%	222 (62.2%)	27 (7.6%)	57 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	40 (11.2%)	43	535^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.6%		37.1	588^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.1%	53	37.7	40.7			35.1				$13,460	$1,398	$12,062
Buckner Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7300	327	27	12.0	45.6%	268 (82.0%)	8 (2.4%)	25 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	78.4	173^rd of 900 public elementary schools	80.8%		40.7	552^nd of 906 public elementary schools	39.1%	379	58.4	63.0			49.2	56.8			$15,374	$1,614	$13,760
Cler-Mont Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7350	298	22	13.4	63.8%	187 (62.8%)	20 (6.7%)	65 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.4%)	39.4	572^nd of 900 public elementary schools	36.4%		48.8	462^nd of 906 public elementary schools	49.0%	110	32.8	39.9			32.0	40.4			$14,951	$1,470	$13,481
Elm Grove Elementary	Public	K-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7400	305	25	12.1	68.9%	174 (57.0%)	46 (15.1%)	49 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	31 (10.2%)	25.3	696^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.7%		11.4	818^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.7%	122	28.0	29.2			29.4	26.6			$15,824	$1,845	$13,979
Indian Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 650-7645	365	28	13.1	60.3%	208 (57.0%)	54 (14.8%)	58 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	38 (10.4%)	29.4	666^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.0%		29.6	659^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.3%	7	22.6	31.0			31.8	35.8			$14,470	$1,646	$12,825
Orrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Kirkham	Orrick	64077	Ray County	Orrick R-Xi	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 770-3922	160	13	12.3	57.5%	151 (94.4%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	40.0							27.3	$14,804	$743	$14,060
Prairie Branch Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Dillingham Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5070	567	49	11.5	15.3%	459 (81.0%)	15 (2.6%)	47 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	75.7	197^th of 900 public elementary schools	78.1%		73.8	207^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.2%	10	49.4	58.7	56.0	44.8	52.6	59.7	56.0		$12,144	$462	$11,683
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	536	36	14.8	19.6%	395 (73.7%)	30 (5.6%)	69 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	30 (5.6%)	90	73^rd of 900 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.5	69^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.4%	4	69.6	65.8	58.0	69.5	65.1	63.7	63.3		$12,911	$397	$12,513
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	473	37	12.7	29.8%	335 (70.8%)	44 (9.3%)	61 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	91.5	56^th of 900 public elementary schools	93.8%		70.8	247^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.7%	191	76.0	61.7	60.1	70.9	61.1		70.9		$14,345	$526	$13,819
Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	144 McQuerry Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 229-4870	422	37	11.2	37.4%	297 (70.4%)	44 (10.4%)	43 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.8%)	44.4	520^th of 900 public elementary schools	42.2%		43.7	522^nd of 906 public elementary schools	42.4%	2	34.5	40.8	35.1	34.0	30.7	49.9	39.7		$12,712	$216	$12,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Hills Elementary

How many students attend Blue Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Blue Hills Elementary.

Is Blue Hills Elementary a good school?

Blue Hills Elementary ranks 535^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Hills Elementary?

Students at Blue Hills Elementary are 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Blue Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fire Prairie Middle
Middle : Osage Trail Middle
High : Fort Osage High

What district is Blue Hills Elementary in?

Fort Osage R-I

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