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Matthews Elementary

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Matthews Elementary ranks 520 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Matthews Elementary is a public elementary school located in Grain Valley, Missouri, serving 408 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Grain Valley R-V school district, which is ranked 68 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Matthews Elementary has seen fluctuating statewide rankings over the years, ranging from 201 out of 865 Missouri elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 522 out of 906 in 2023-2024, its recent performance has been concerning, with a 2-star rating. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.6% to 18.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Matthews Elementary's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts have generally been below the Grain Valley R-V district and the state of Missouri averages.

However, there are some bright spots at Matthews Elementary. The school's Hispanic students have performed relatively well, ranking 24 out of 120 Missouri elementary schools in 2018-2019. When compared to other elementary schools in the Oak Grove R-VI district, Matthews Elementary generally performs better, though it still has room for improvement. To address the school's challenges, the administration and district should focus on implementing targeted interventions, addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, and ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students.

422

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,712

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

144 McQuerry Rd
Grain Valley, MO 64029-0304

(816) 229-4870

District: Grain Valley R-V

Students who attend Matthews Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grain Valley North Middle School
High:	Grain Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

African American:

10.4%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Grain Valley R-V's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg45%

Missouri avg42%

520^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Grain Valley R-V

68^th of 367Grain Valley R-V 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	44.4	520 of 900	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	522 of 906	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	505 of 898	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	316 of 908	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	219 of 901	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	402 of 1052	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	441 of 1045	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.4	340 of 1032	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.8	201 of 865	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	210 of 1058	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	62.9	375 of 1089	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	521 of 1108	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	346 of 1085	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	257 of 1088	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	59.0	420 of 1066	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.4	214 of 1053	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	77.8	163 of 1084	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.0	233 of 1080	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	59.6	380 of 1074	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	66.8	24 of 120	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	363 of 638	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	153 of 625	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	253 of 611	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	173 of 532	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	260 of 907	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.9	596 of 887	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	501 of 666	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	458 of 668	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	465 of 673	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	311 of 675	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	279 of 691	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	388 of 917	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	515 of 898	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)80th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-4 vs state

Mathematics37%-5 vs state

Science34%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	501 SE 12th St	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4153	445	32	13.9	39.6%	396 (89.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.7%)	55.9	401^st of 900 public elementary schools	55.4%		51.3	443^rd of 906 public elementary schools	51.1%	42	36.9	46.0	37.5	38.1	51.2	49.2	42.8	$11,351	$332	$11,018
Oak Grove Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	500 SE 17th	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 690-8770	503	39	13.0	39.8%	426 (84.7%)	11 (2.2%)	37 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)								$11,946	$418	$11,529
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 Matthews Elementary

How many students attend Matthews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Matthews Elementary.

What district is Matthews Elementary in?

Grain Valley R-V

Is Matthews Elementary a good school?

Matthews Elementary ranks 520^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Matthews Elementary attend?

Students who attend Matthews Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grain Valley North Middle School
High : Grain Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Matthews Elementary?

Students at Matthews Elementary are 70% White, 10% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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