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Spring Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Spring Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Raytown, Missouri, serving 340 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Raytown C-2 School District, which is ranked 312 out of 367 districts in the state.

Spring Valley Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts significantly lower than its peers. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.3% to 34.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, 74.12% of the students at Spring Valley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Spring Valley Elementary to other schools in the Raytown C-2 School District, it is clear that the school is underperforming. For instance, Robinson Elementary and Blue Ridge Elementary have significantly higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when comparing Spring Valley Elementary to schools in the neighboring Hickman Mills C-1 School District, which generally have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance despite serving a similar demographic population.

353

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,705

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8838 E 83rd St
Raytown, MO 64138-3167

(816) 268-7270

District: Raytown C-2

Students who attend Spring Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle
High:	Raytown South Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.3%

Hispanic:

15.9%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

Missouri avg42%

800^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Raytown C-2

312^th of 367Raytown C-2 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	12.6	800 of 900	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	799 of 906	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	852 of 898	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	821 of 908	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	843 of 901	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	950 of 1052	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	946 of 1045	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	938 of 1032	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	795 of 865	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	969 of 1058	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	989 of 1089	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	1045 of 1108	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	965 of 1085	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	991 of 1088	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	857 of 1066	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	846 of 1053	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	919 of 1084	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	950 of 1080	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	976 of 1074	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	81 of 190	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	81 of 191	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	135 of 185	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	108 of 184	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	88 of 163	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	133 of 250	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	116 of 243	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	537 of 638	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	545 of 625	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	582 of 611	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	460 of 532	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	534 of 574	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	665 of 907	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	759 of 887	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	27.4	728 of 917	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+46 vs school

White (2019)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-21 vs state

English Language Arts20%-24 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 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 Mathematics 6th 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
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	8838 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7270	353	23	15.0	73.7%	48 (13.6%)	220 (62.3%)	56 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.4%)	12.6	800^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.2	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%	1	17.8	13.3	11.4		20.9	27.4	15.2	17.4		$13,705	$1,973	$11,733
Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	319	23	13.7	72.7%	57 (17.9%)	164 (51.4%)	51 (16.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.2%)	10.4	819^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.2	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%	12	16.7	15.7	16.5		16.7	12.3	15.8	16.4		$14,722	$2,089	$12,633
Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8015 Raytown Rd	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7280	346	27	12.8	61.3%	71 (20.5%)	162 (46.8%)	57 (16.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.7%)	17.4	756^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.6	764^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.7%	8	15.7	24.5	22.9		22.9	24.1	20.2	24.4		$15,679	$2,055	$13,625
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	K-5	8908 Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7950	356	25	14.3	100.0%	16 (4.5%)	251 (70.5%)	52 (14.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	11.2	809^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.4	787^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.1%	22	19.0	15.6	19.3		15.4	13.3	11.7	20.8		$19,712	$2,441	$17,271
Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	9601 James A. Reed Rd	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-8100	287	22	12.7	100.0%	32 (11.1%)	160 (55.7%)	65 (22.6%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	15.4	770^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.4%		15.3	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%	10	18.3	25.8			14.0	20.3	25.8	24.9		$19,264	$2,177	$17,087
Dobbs Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Eastern	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7800	320	25	12.8	100.0%	63 (19.7%)	174 (54.4%)	32 (10.0%)	27 (8.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	26.2	687^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.7%		12.6	810^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.6%	123	21.5	26.0	33.5		27.7	10.8	15.3	43.0		$19,453	$2,545	$16,908
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7200	299	24	12.2	68.9%	87 (29.1%)	122 (40.8%)	47 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.0%)	25	699^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.3%		32.2	639^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.5%	60	25.6	30.9	18.6		27.9	26.0	29.2	31.4		$17,074	$2,174	$14,900
Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	6707 Woodson Rd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7260	315	25	12.7	55.2%	85 (27.0%)	151 (47.9%)	43 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.5%)	49.5	473^rd of 900 public elementary schools	47.4%		39.1	568^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.3%	95	25.5	38.5	53.7		44.1	38.9	37.4	44.1		$16,512	$2,180	$14,332
Holliday Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7227 Jackson	Kansas City	64132	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	Yes	No	Yes	(816) 418-1950	360	24	14.9	100.0%	67 (18.6%)	241 (66.9%)	30 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)	12.8	796^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.6%		17	760^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.1%	36	23.1		17.8	10.6			4.5		21.1	$20,977	$2,478	$18,498
Laurel Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Lane	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7230	344	29	11.8	75.3%	64 (18.6%)	168 (48.8%)	74 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	30 (8.7%)	18	751^st of 900 public elementary schools	16.6%		34.6	610^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.7%	141	18.3	14.4			32.2	24.1	22.4			$17,010	$2,929	$14,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Valley Elementary

How many students attend Spring Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Spring Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Valley Elementary?

Students at Spring Valley Elementary are 62% African American, 16% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Spring Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spring Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle
High : Raytown South Senior High

Is Spring Valley Elementary a good school?

Spring Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Spring Valley Elementary in?

Raytown C-2

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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.

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