ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY

Set in SUGAR CREEK, Missouri, ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary school, part of INDEPENDENCE 30. It teaches 282 students across grades 2 through 5.

Within INDEPENDENCE 30, which oversees 29 schools and 14,272 students, ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 41.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household income runs about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUGAR CREEK ELEM., around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY has declined 18%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 59% to 42%.

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