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Procter Elementary

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Procter Elementary ranks 604 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Procter Elementary is a public elementary school in Independence, Missouri, serving around 200 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Independence 30 School District, which is ranked 238 out of 367 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Procter Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.8% to 34.4% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are also consistently lower than the district and state averages, with only 19.4% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.8% in the district and 41.4% statewide. Additionally, Procter Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 75% to 85%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Ott Elementary and Santa Fe Trail Elementary, Procter Elementary generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The school's ranking has also declined over the years, from 448 out of 908 Missouri elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 604 out of 900 in 2024-2025, suggesting that it is struggling to keep up with the performance of other elementary schools in the state.

221

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,107

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1403 W Linden Ave
Independence, MO 64052-4018

(816) 521-5440

District: Independence 30

Students who attend Procter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bingham Middle
	Bridger Middle
High:	William Chrisman High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 33rd (2025)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Missouri avg42%

604^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Independence 30

238^th of 367Independence 30 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	36.2	604 of 900	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	731 of 906	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	713 of 898	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	448 of 908	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	540 of 901	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	524 of 1052	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.4	900 of 1045	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	803 of 1032	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	733 of 865	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	900 of 1058	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	824 of 1089	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	700 of 1108	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	705 of 1085	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.6	248 of 1088	77.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	210 of 1066	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	61.7	370 of 1053	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.9	628 of 1084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.6	357 of 1080	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.1	503 of 1074	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	60.6	32 of 120	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	21.7	88 of 105	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	338 of 638	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	433 of 625	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	449 of 611	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.4	130 of 574	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	126 of 907	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	29.7	715 of 887	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	51.4	415 of 917	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.0	813 of 898	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+23 vs school

White (2019)55th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-8 vs state

English Language Arts32%-11 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
Procter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1403 W Linden Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5440	221	16	13.4	85.5%	98 (44.3%)	35 (15.8%)	62 (28.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	17 (7.7%)	36.2	604^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.9%		20.3	731^st of 906 public elementary schools	19.3%	127	19.4	41.6	35.4		20.0	42.8		$14,107	$1,190	$12,918
Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 S Windsor St	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5450	364	25	14.6	75.8%	192 (52.7%)	44 (12.1%)	80 (22.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.2%)	42.1	542^nd of 900 public elementary schools	39.8%		45.6	502^nd of 906 public elementary schools	44.6%	40	35.2	35.1	31.7	43.1		38.8	34.0	$14,157	$1,153	$13,004
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	827 W College	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5400	193	16	11.7	76.2%	91 (47.2%)	22 (11.4%)	67 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	20	734^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.4%		16	768^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.2%	34	21.5	20.6	22.7	22.7	23.8	23.8	33.2	$14,958	$1,339	$13,619
Korte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2437 S Hardy Ave	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5430	444	30	14.8	88.7%	144 (32.4%)	58 (13.1%)	188 (42.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (10.6%)	36.8	601^st of 900 public elementary schools	33.2%		34.3	617^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.9%	16	36.3	34.2	31.3	30.8	33.3	40.0	30.2	$13,854	$2,033	$11,821
Thomas Hart Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 S Leslie	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5390	401	27	14.6	86.8%	178 (44.4%)	72 (18.0%)	107 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (10.2%)	44	527^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.4%		42.1	540^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.4%	13	35.8	28.0	42.0	43.8	22.1		49.0	$12,580	$1,270	$11,309
Three Trails Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 E 32nd St S	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5470	328	23	14.0	84.5%	115 (35.1%)	46 (14.0%)	126 (38.4%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.1%)	29.3	667^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.9%		39	569^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.2%	98	27.6	49.0	17.1	19.2	28.0			$13,341	$1,231	$12,110
Cassell Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 East 31st Street South	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5540	362	27	13.4	81.2%	111 (30.7%)	54 (14.9%)	160 (44.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (8.8%)	18.9	742^nd of 900 public elementary schools	17.6%		15.7	773^rd of 906 public elementary schools	14.7%	31	24.6	16.0	18.4	17.0	24.2	26.7	30.9	$13,089	$1,120	$11,968
Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5435	384	25	15.2	75.0%	210 (54.7%)	46 (12.0%)	92 (24.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	26 (6.8%)	40.1	564^th of 900 public elementary schools	37.3%		46.2	495^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.4%	69	28.3	32.2	38.9	45.2	31.3	32.2	38.9	$12,279	$1,078	$11,201
Abraham Mallinson Elementary	Public	2-5	709 North Forest Ave	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5530	282	20	14.2	84.8%	119 (42.2%)	49 (17.4%)	86 (30.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	16.8	759^th of 900 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.4	798^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.9%	39	16.0	26.4	14.8	23.0	12.8	26.5	26.7	$14,659	$2,866	$11,793
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	11424 Gill St	Sugar Creek	64054	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5460	134	9	14.5	85.1%	56 (41.8%)	20 (14.9%)	45 (33.6%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$13,654	$996	$12,658

Frequently Asked Questions about Procter Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Procter Elementary?

Students at Procter Elementary are 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Procter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Procter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bingham Middle
Middle : Bridger Middle
High : William Chrisman High

Is Procter Elementary a good school?

Procter Elementary ranks 604^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Procter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Procter Elementary.

What district is Procter Elementary in?

Independence 30

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.