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William Chrisman High

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William Chrisman High ranks 209 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 43% of Missouri high schools

Summary

William Chrisman High is a public high school located in Independence, Missouri, serving 1,441 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Independence 30 School District, which is ranked 238 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While William Chrisman High has a consistent four-year graduation rate ranging from 87.4% to 94.1%, the school has faced several challenges. Its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, has consistently underperformed the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 15-50% across various subject areas. The school's performance on the MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests is particularly concerning, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages in subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, and Algebra II. Additionally, William Chrisman High has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.7% to 38.5%, compared to the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the two other high schools in the Independence 30 School District, Van Horn High and Truman High, have similar performance metrics to William Chrisman High. However, Frontier STEM High School, a public charter school located within a 5-mile radius, has significantly outperformed William Chrisman High and the other nearby schools in academic achievement, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

1,417

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,496

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1223 N Noland Rd
Independence, MO 64050-1947

(816) 521-5355

District: Independence 30

Feeder schools for William Chrisman High:

Elementary:	Bryant Elementary
	Mill Creek Elementary
	Ott Elementary
	Procter Elementary
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	Randall Elementary
	Spring Branch Elementary
	Thomas Hart Benton Elementary
Middle:	Bingham Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

18.1%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (35% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Missouri avg45%

209^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	39.2	209 of 367	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	204 of 378	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	167 of 352	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	190 of 361	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	208 of 358	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	272 of 460	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	173 of 468	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.0	103 of 404	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	43.3	239 of 401	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.1	228 of 504	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.4	394 of 521	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.7	285 of 523	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.4	384 of 522	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	327 of 528	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	309 of 516	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	224 of 507	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.6	192 of 539	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.9	374 of 538	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.8	338 of 534	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	72 of 105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	72 of 105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	43 of 99	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	71 of 105	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	44 of 96	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	70 of 106	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	71 of 111	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	85 of 111	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	85 of 129	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.9	25 of 95	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.2	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	66.9	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	46 of 74	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	36 of 70	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	14 of 40	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	60 of 91	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	30 of 84	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	112 of 279	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	72 of 274	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	68 of 268	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	58 of 250	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	78 of 255	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	175 of 368	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	65 of 382	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	125 of 135	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	65 of 127	48.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	197 of 306	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	184 of 321	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	142 of 302	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	104 of 310	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	173 of 309	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	241 of 430	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	110 of 440	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)60th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II50%-3 vs state

Algebra II49%-9 vs state

Government40%~ state avg

Biology I25%-12 vs state

Algebra I19%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Chrisman High	Public	9-12	1223 N Noland Rd	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5355	1,417	83	16.9	70.4%	753 (53.1%)	211 (14.9%)	256 (18.1%)	6 (0.4%)	13 (0.9%)	19 (1.3%)	159 (11.2%)	39.2	209^th of 367 public high schools	43.1%		41.4	204^th of 378 public high schools	46.0%	5	19.3	25.3	50.2	49.1	40.4	$13,496	$1,495	$12,002
Independence Academy	Public	9-12	600 W Mechanic Ave	Independence	64050	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	No	(816) 521-5505	0	44	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Van Horn High	Public	9-12	1109 S Arlington Ave	Independence	64053	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5360	1,067	64	16.8	77.9%	374 (35.1%)	156 (14.6%)	415 (38.9%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (10.6%)	24	290^th of 367 public high schools	21.0%		28.6	269^th of 378 public high schools	28.8%	21	19.2	15.9	34.7	33.9	36.9	$14,207	$1,306	$12,901
Truman High	Public	9-12	3301 S Noland Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5350	1,720	92	18.6	62.2%	780 (45.3%)	270 (15.7%)	455 (26.5%)	14 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	20 (1.2%)	173 (10.1%)	37.2	220^th of 367 public high schools	40.1%		38.4	220^th of 378 public high schools	41.8%		20.9	31.8	45.0	41.0	34.7	$12,952	$1,535	$11,418
KIPP Kc Legacy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1522 Winchester Ave	Kansas City	64126	Jackson County	Kipp: Endeavor Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 241-3994	382	31	12.1	100.0%	7 (1.8%)	282 (73.8%)	76 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)								(n/a)	23.1	13.0	18.0			$15,392	$1,065	$14,327
Frontier Stem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6455 E Commerce Ave.	Kansas City	64120	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 241-6202	401	39	10.2	77.6%	23 (5.7%)	76 (19.0%)	289 (72.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	83.3	22^nd of 367 public high schools	94.0%		60.4	97^th of 378 public high schools	74.3%	75	70.1	55.2	64.8			$20,612	$1,144	$19,468
East High School	Public	9-12	1924 Van Brunt Blvd	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3125	1,155	73	15.7	100.0%	44 (3.8%)	395 (34.2%)	628 (54.4%)	71 (6.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	5.9	350^th of 367 public high schools	4.6%		6.4	358^th of 378 public high schools	5.3%	8	7.7	7.8	12.0		11.6	$18,155	$2,281	$15,874
Northeast High	Public	9-12	415 S Van Brunt	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3300	732	49	14.7	100.0%	55 (7.5%)	327 (44.7%)	237 (32.4%)	86 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	17 (2.3%)	7.9	341^st of 367 public high schools	7.1%		6.7	357^th of 378 public high schools	5.6%	16	6.9	10.8	21.8		14.1	$18,566	$1,996	$16,569
Raytown Senior High	Public	9-12	6019 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7300	1,280	80	16.0	55.9%	237 (18.5%)	666 (52.0%)	227 (17.7%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	135 (10.5%)	16.5	313^th of 367 public high schools	14.7%		18.7	315^th of 378 public high schools	16.7%	2	5.9	19.3	31.5	26.3	27.4	$16,310	$1,054	$15,256
Valley View High	Public	8-12	5000 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3750	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about William Chrisman High

How many students attend William Chrisman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,417 students attended William Chrisman High.

What district is William Chrisman High in?

Independence 30

What schools feed into William Chrisman High?

William Chrisman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryant Elementary
Elementary : Mill Creek Elementary
Elementary : Ott Elementary
Elementary : Procter Elementary
Elementary : Randall Elementary
Elementary : Spring Branch Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Hart Benton Elementary
Middle : Bingham Middle

What is the racial makeup of William Chrisman High?

Students at William Chrisman High are 53% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is William Chrisman High a good school?

William Chrisman High ranks 209^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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