Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548000708
BLACKBURN ELEM.
17302 E R D MIZE RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057 · (816) 521-5395 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
164 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 52% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
42.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.1% | 27.2% | 32.4% | 20.1% |
| Math | 19.4% | 23.3% | 24.0% | 33.1% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 45.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 43.8% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 34.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 BLACKBURN ELEM.
BLACKBURN ELEM.'s state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN ELEM. this school | 363 | 45.2% | 42.9% |
| DANIEL YOUNG ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 330 | 42.4% | 56.2% |
| FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 401 | 41.6% | 61.4% |
| BLUE HILLS ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 357 | 43.7% | 36.6% |
| THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 419 | 45.8% | 43.2% |
| JAMES WALKER ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 456 | 49.8% | 77.2% |
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 BLACKBURN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #466 of 1,002 | #39 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #491 of 1,019 ▼ 66 | #38 of 126 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #396 of 1,018 ▲ 16 | #37 of 126 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #247 of 943 | #27 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #501 of 1,294 | #66 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #632 of 950 | #71 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #154 of 953 | #48 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #735 of 1,165 | #99 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #364 of 684 | #57 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 2024-25Enrollment
363
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 26.5 | 13.7:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 27.8 | 13.1:1 | 47% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 28.8 | 12.9:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 47% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 47% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 38% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 22% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLACKBURN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (415 to 363); teachers up 11% (24 to 26.5).
About BLACKBURN ELEM.
BLACKBURN ELEM. operates as a mid-sized elementary school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. Federal data show 363 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
INDEPENDENCE 30 has 29 schools; together they serve 14,272 students.
The share of White students at BLACKBURN ELEM. is 57%, a majority. Other students are 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Teacher count: 26.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
BLACKBURN ELEM. earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Missouri public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, BLACKBURN ELEM. is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.9% actual, 43.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
American Community Survey estimates for Jackson County show that the median household earns about $68,577 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 244 public schools with about 105,714 students, including BLACKBURN ELEM..
Measured in a straight line, BRIDGER MIDDLE is about 0.7 miles from BLACKBURN ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.2% proficiency; BLACKBURN ELEM. posts 42.9%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for BLACKBURN ELEM. is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE 30
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- VAN HORN HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT OSAGE HIGHHigh · 1,545 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
Other BLACKBURN Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named BLACKBURN Elementary. BLACKBURN ELEM. is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolDawsonville, GA · 779 students
- Blackburn Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 662 students
- Blackburn ElementaryNewton, NC · 484 students
- BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALMETTO, FL · 452 students
Nearby schools
- BRIDGER MIDDLE0.7 mi · 744
- BINGHAM MIDDLE0.9 mi · 730
- GLENDALE ELEM.0.9 mi · 417
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE1.0 mi · 731
- HANTHORN EARLY EDUCATION1.3 mi · 180
- WILLIAM YATES ELEM.1.5 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About BLACKBURN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at BLACKBURN ELEM.?
BLACKBURN ELEM. enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BLACKBURN ELEM. serve?
BLACKBURN ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLACKBURN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLACKBURN ELEM. is approximately 13.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLACKBURN ELEM.?
At BLACKBURN ELEM., the student body is approximately 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees BLACKBURN ELEM.?
BLACKBURN ELEM. is overseen by INDEPENDENCE 30 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.