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William Bryant Elementary

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William Bryant Elementary ranks 248 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

William Bryant Elementary is a public elementary school located in Blue Springs, Missouri, serving 486 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Blue Springs R-IV School District, which is ranked 30th out of 367 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Bryant Elementary has consistently performed well academically, ranking in the top 25% of Missouri elementary schools. The school's students have outperformed state and district averages on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, particularly in mathematics, with 66.2% of 3rd graders, 60.7% of 4th graders, and 30.1% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 41.4%, 43.8%, and 38.2%, respectively. The school has also demonstrated strong performance among its subgroups, such as low-socioeconomic status (SES) students and students with disabilities.

While William Bryant Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated in recent years, the school's per-student spending has increased, indicating a commitment to investing in resources. Compared to nearby schools within the Blue Springs R-IV district, such as Lucy Franklin Elementary and James Lewis Elementary, William Bryant Elementary generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level on academic measures, but the school may serve a more economically disadvantaged student population, which can present unique challenges.

529

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,097

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd
Blue Springs, MO 64014-3835

(816) 874-3730

District: Blue Springs R-IV

Students who attend William Bryant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moreland Ridge Middle
High:	Blue Springs South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.2%

Hispanic:

12.1%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Missouri median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Blue Springs R-IV's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg62%

Missouri avg42%

248^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	70.2	248 of 900	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	169 of 906	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	130 of 898	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	217 of 908	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	272 of 901	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.4	55 of 1052	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	43 of 1045	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	38 of 1032	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	51 of 865	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	25 of 1058	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	84.2	116 of 1089	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	189 of 1108	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	213 of 1085	80.4%	★★★★☆
2011	83.7	101 of 1088	90.7%	★★★★★
2010	78.2	176 of 1066	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	231 of 1053	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	280 of 1084	74.2%	★★★★☆
2007	60.3	383 of 1080	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.1	206 of 1074	80.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	87.8	18 of 251	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	91.4	23 of 907	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	19 of 887	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	261 of 666	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	136 of 668	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	126 of 673	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	259 of 675	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	268 of 691	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.7	56 of 917	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	57 of 898	93.7%	★★★★★

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 (2019)97th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2018)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts53%+9 vs state

Mathematics52%+11 vs state

Science46%+4 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stony Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 W Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-7800	474	43	11.0	25.7%	386 (81.4%)	19 (4.0%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	54.4	417^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.7%		68.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%	151	34.1	45.3	32.4	43.3	45.5	54.6		$12,360	$220	$12,140
Sni-A-Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	701 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 847-5020	475	45	10.6	31.6%	349 (73.5%)	13 (2.7%)	72 (15.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	59.5	364^th of 900 public elementary schools	59.6%		58.1	370^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.2%	6	44.0	59.4	36.2	33.7	46.1	57.0	39.9	$12,413	$579	$11,834
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William Bryant Elementary

Is William Bryant Elementary a good school?

William Bryant Elementary ranks 248^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William Bryant Elementary?

Students at William Bryant Elementary are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of William Bryant Elementary attend?

Students who attend William Bryant Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moreland Ridge Middle
High : Blue Springs South High

What district is William Bryant Elementary in?

Blue Springs R-IV

How many students attend William Bryant Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended William Bryant Elementary.

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