BELVIDERE ELEM.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
School pathway
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat 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
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 24.4% | 44.6% | 16.5% |
| Math | 17.1% | 20.0% | 32.8% | 30.0% |
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 32.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELVIDERE ELEM. this school | 294 | 59.5% | 38.1% |
| FLEETRIDGE ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 355 | 59.7% | 29.9% |
| CROSSROADS - QUALITY HILL KANSAS CITY | 242 | 55.8% | 17.9% |
| CROSSROADS - CENTRAL STREET KANSAS CITY | 355 | 64.2% | 28.0% |
| MEADOWMERE ELEM. GRANDVIEW | 336 | 55.1% | 41.3% |
| LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 379 | 64.4% | 29.2% |
Where BELVIDERE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 60% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 20.5 | 14.5:1 | 76% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 23.1 | 12.7:1 | 65% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 70% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 24.8 | 14.2:1 | 82% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 77% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 77% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 62% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
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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