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James Lewis Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

James Lewis Elementary is a public elementary school located in Blue Springs, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 471 students. The school is part of the Blue Springs R-IV School District, which is ranked 30th out of 367 school districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James Lewis Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking between 56 and 249 out of around 900 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly higher than the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, 76% of 3rd graders, 61.7% of 4th graders, and 60.1% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4%, 43.8%, and 38.2%, respectively. The school also outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts, with 61.1% of 3rd graders and 70.9% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 41.8% and 44.3%.

When comparing James Lewis Elementary to the nearby schools in the Blue Springs R-IV School District, the school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the other district elementary schools in both mathematics and English Language Arts on the state assessments. Additionally, the school's performance with its White, low-socioeconomic status (SES), and disabled student populations is generally stronger than the other district elementary schools. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates are similar to the other district schools, its spending per student is slightly higher, which may contribute to its strong academic achievement and ability to support diverse learners.

473

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,345

Per pupil spending ?

29.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

717 NW Park Rd
Blue Springs, MO 64015-1521

(816) 874-3650

District: Blue Springs R-IV

Students who attend James Lewis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brittany Hill Middle
High:	Blue Springs High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Hispanic:

12.9%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg62%

Missouri avg42%

56^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Blue Springs R-IV

30^th of 367Blue Springs R-IV 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	91.5	56 of 900	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.8	247 of 906	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	188 of 898	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	249 of 908	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	68 of 901	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	140 of 1052	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	139 of 1045	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	141 of 1032	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.9	85 of 865	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	80.6	168 of 1058	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	171 of 1089	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	188 of 1108	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	165 of 1085	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	328 of 1088	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	88.5	58 of 1066	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	85.6	90 of 1053	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	97 of 1084	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	78.0	149 of 1080	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	71 of 1074	93.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	73.0	64 of 302	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	38 of 251	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	53.6	254 of 625	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	97 of 907	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	124 of 887	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	49 of 666	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	68.4	194 of 668	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	157 of 673	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	201 of 675	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	70 of 691	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	185 of 917	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	186 of 898	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)79th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)59th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+29 vs state

English Language Arts67%+24 vs state

Mathematics65%+24 vs state

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Schools Near James Lewis Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James Lewis Elementary

Is James Lewis Elementary a good school?

Yes. James Lewis Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is James Lewis Elementary in?

Blue Springs R-IV

What is the racial makeup of James Lewis Elementary?

Students at James Lewis Elementary are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend James Lewis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended James Lewis Elementary.

What schools do graduates of James Lewis Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Lewis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brittany Hill Middle
High : Blue Springs High

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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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