Elementary Schools in Blue Springs R-IV

Summary:

The Blue Springs R-IV school district in Missouri is home to 13 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. This district is highly regarded, ranking 30th out of 367 districts in the state and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools within the district stand out as top performers, including Voy Spears Junior Elementary, ranked 9th out of 900 Missouri elementary schools, and James Walker Elementary, ranked 14th in the state. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 70% of students proficient or better in math and English language arts. Another high-achieving school is Chapel Lakes Elementary, ranked 27th in the state and with the highest proficiency rates in the district, exceeding 75% in both math and English.

While the district as a whole performs well, there are notable disparities in academic achievement between the top-performing and lower-performing schools. Factors such as socioeconomic status, as measured by the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, appear to correlate with these performance gaps. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% is a concern, and the variation in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios across the schools suggests uneven resource allocation that may contribute to the achievement differences.

District Detail

1801 NW Vesper
Blue Springs, MO 64015-3219

(816) 874-3200

SchoolDigger Rank:
30^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,657

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cordill-Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 SW Christiansen Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3610	681	51	13.3	25.7%	454 (66.7%)	102 (15.0%)	59 (8.7%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.3%)	79	168^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.3%		82.6	130^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.7%	38	63.4	54.4	64.0	53.6	52.8	48.4	60.8	$13,929	$578	$13,351
Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 Clark Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3640	401	33	12.1	41.6%	247 (61.6%)	58 (14.5%)	45 (11.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.7%)	88.8	81^st of 900 public elementary schools	91.0%		76.7	180^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.1%	99	73.3	80.5	52.9	51.7	63.9	85.8		$15,219	$705	$14,514
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
James Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	201 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3660	456	32	14.2	49.8%	263 (57.7%)	79 (17.3%)	70 (15.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)	96.6	14^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.4%		96.4	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%		81.7	85.0	67.2	74.4		78.4	73.1	$12,493	$401	$12,092
John Nowlin Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3670	460	34	13.7	38.0%	271 (58.9%)	70 (15.2%)	55 (12.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.2%)	77.4	186^th of 900 public elementary schools	79.3%		73.8	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%	20	65.6	68.4	41.2	42.4	63.9	65.2	52.4	$13,676	$405	$13,271
Thomas J. Ultican Elementary	Public	K-5	1812 NW Vesper	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3710	419	30	14.0	45.8%	281 (67.1%)	43 (10.3%)	52 (12.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.9%)	52.6	430^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.2%		56.9	380^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.1%	50	44.5	34.7	41.4	41.3	49.9	38.9	41.4	$13,994	$414	$13,580
William Yates Elementary	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
Daniel Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 SE Shamrock Ln	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3630	330	26	12.8	42.4%	208 (63.0%)	39 (11.8%)	49 (14.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	70.3	246^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.6	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%	76	49.0	73.7	50.8	49.0	39.5			$15,548	$433	$15,115
William Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3730	529	32	16.7	30.8%	366 (69.2%)	60 (11.3%)	64 (12.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	70.2	248^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.4%		77.7	169^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.3%	79	66.2	60.7	30.1	45.7	55.0	47.3	56.2	$12,097	$393	$11,704
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
Chapel Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 NE Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3600	600	38	16.0	15.3%	440 (73.3%)	71 (11.8%)	29 (4.8%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.0%)	94.8	27^th of 900 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.7	19^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.9%	8	79.5	79.4	73.1	63.3	66.2	76.9	69.3	$12,220	$390	$11,829
Sunny Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 South R D Mize Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3700	506	38	13.3	35.6%	346 (68.4%)	58 (11.5%)	62 (12.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.9%)	73.2	217^th of 900 public elementary schools	75.9%		71.8	235^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.1%	18	42.4	51.8	58.2	63.0	47.0	49.3	59.4	$14,127	$576	$13,551
Voy Spears Junior Elementary	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lee's Summit R-Vii	2.52 mi	30	77^th
Grain Valley R-V	3.04 mi	8	68^th
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	6.34 mi	35
Division Of Youth Service	6.9 mi	30
Independence 30	7.9 mi	31	238^th

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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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