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Elm Grove Elementary

Public Grades K-4

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Elm Grove Elementary is a public elementary school located in Independence, Missouri, serving 320 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district, which is ranked 214 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Grove Elementary consistently performs below the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28% of 3rd graders and 29.2% of 4th graders at Elm Grove were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.8% and 40.3% for the district, and 41.4% and 43.8% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.3% to 31.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Elm Grove Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.77% to 68.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Comparing Elm Grove Elementary to nearby schools within the Fort Osage R-I district, such as Blue Hills Elementary, Buckner Elementary, Cler-Mont Elementary, and Indian Trails Elementary, Elm Grove generally performs worse in academic proficiency, with Buckner Elementary standing out as the highest performer. However, these nearby schools also have higher percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, schools outside the Fort Osage R-I district, such as Lucy Franklin Elementary and James Lewis Elementary in the Blue Springs R-IV district, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

305

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,824

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(816) 650-7400

District: Fort Osage R-I

Students who attend Elm Grove Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

16.1%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2024 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Missouri avg43%

696^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	25.3	696 of 900	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	818 of 906	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	792 of 898	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	792 of 908	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	702 of 901	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	365 of 1052	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	176 of 1045	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	354 of 1032	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.4	312 of 865	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.1	603 of 1058	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	840 of 1089	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.7	739 of 1108	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	774 of 1085	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.6	602 of 1088	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	539 of 1066	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.7	841 of 1053	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.7	631 of 1084	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.4	857 of 1080	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.7	631 of 1074	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	447 of 638	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	485 of 625	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	445 of 611	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	352 of 532	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	283 of 574	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	117 of 907	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	45 of 887	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	8.4	643 of 668	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	667 of 673	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	659 of 675	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	674 of 691	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	449 of 917	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	248 of 898	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)30th percentile+7 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-14 vs state

English Language Arts28%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Elm Grove 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	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 Elm Grove Elementary

How many students attend Elm Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Elm Grove Elementary.

Is Elm Grove Elementary a good school?

Elm Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Elm Grove Elementary in?

Fort Osage R-I

What is the racial makeup of Elm Grove Elementary?

Students at Elm Grove Elementary are 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Elm Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elm Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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