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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVIEW C-4·NCES 291314000548

BELVIDERE ELEM.

15200 WHITE AVE, GRANDVIEW, MO 64030 · (816) 316-5300 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
175 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5820%
Grade 14315%
Grade 24716%
Grade 34515%
Grade 44315%
Grade 55820%

This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
6321%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
7124%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
13044%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Two+
3010%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
13446%
Female
16054%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BELVIDERE ELEM.→GRANDVIEW MIDDLE→GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within GRANDVIEW C-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
38.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
37.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts14.3%24.4%44.6%16.5%
Math17.1%20.0%32.8%30.0%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2538.7%37.1%
2023-2441.0%40.2%
2022-2341.4%39.8%
2021-2237.5%32.0%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like BELVIDERE ELEM.

BELVIDERE ELEM.'s state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BELVIDERE ELEM. this school29459.5%38.1%
FLEETRIDGE ELEM.
KANSAS CITY
35559.7%29.9%
CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILL
KANSAS CITY
24255.8%17.9%
CROSSROADS - CENTRAL STREET
KANSAS CITY
35564.2%28.0%
MEADOWMERE ELEM.
GRANDVIEW
33655.1%41.3%
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY
37964.4%29.2%
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where BELVIDERE ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Jackson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.1%#578 of 1,002#49 of 126
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.1%#623 of 1,019
▼ 77
#52 of 126
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.7%#626 of 1,018
▼ 57
#51 of 126
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.2pp#368 of 943#38 of 124
Enrollment
ranked largest first
294#712 of 1,294#105 of 139
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#561 of 950#60 of 124
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.0%#54 of 953#15 of 124
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
59.5%#466 of 1,165#83 of 136
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.5%#265 of 684#44 of 92
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
294
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252942213.4:160% (175)
2023-2429720.514.5:176% (225)
2022-2329423.112.7:165% (190)
2020-212832113.5:170% (199)
2017-1835224.814.2:182% (287)
2015-163612415.0:177% (277)
2010-113542613.6:177% (273)
2000-013112313.5:162% (193)
1990-913642415.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELVIDERE ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (352 to 294); teachers down 11% (24.8 to 22).

About BELVIDERE ELEM.

Families in GRANDVIEW, Missouri, are served by BELVIDERE ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school. There are 294 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.

A total of 8 schools make up GRANDVIEW C-4, with 3,665 students enrolled.

No group is above 50% at BELVIDERE ELEM.; the largest is Black, at 44%. It is also 24% Hispanic, 21% White, and 10% multiracial. Jackson County's residents are about 22% Black, 22 points below the school's share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.

BELVIDERE ELEM. has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Jackson County is close, at 60%.

BELVIDERE ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.1%, compared with a predicted 37.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.

For the population of Jackson County, median household income comes to about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jackson County counts 244 public schools with about 105,714 students.

BELVIDERE ELEM. is about 1.5 miles from BUTCHER-GREENE ELEM., its nearest public school. BELVIDERE ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. BELVIDERE ELEM.'s average proficiency of 38.1% compares with 45.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment increased 4% over 4 years, reaching 294 in 2024-25.

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Jackson County at a glance

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Population
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students

Quick facts

School name
BELVIDERE ELEM.
District
GRANDVIEW C-4
Address
15200 WHITE AVE, GRANDVIEW, MO 64030
Phone
(816) 316-5300
County
Jackson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
294
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
175 (60%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
291314000548
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other BELVIDERE Elementary schools

One other US public school is named BELVIDERE Elementary. BELVIDERE ELEM. is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About BELVIDERE ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at BELVIDERE ELEM.?
BELVIDERE ELEM. enrolls approximately 294 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BELVIDERE ELEM. serve?
BELVIDERE ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BELVIDERE ELEM. have?
BELVIDERE ELEM. employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at BELVIDERE ELEM.?
Student demographics at BELVIDERE ELEM. are roughly 21% White, 24% Hispanic, 44% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is BELVIDERE ELEM. in?
BELVIDERE ELEM. is part of GRANDVIEW C-4.
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