BLUE HILLS ELEM.

BLUE HILLS ELEM. is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, one of the schools within FORT OSAGE R-I, with 357 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

BLUE HILLS ELEM. is one of 9 schools operated by FORT OSAGE R-I, a district that serves 4,718 students overall.

On demographics, BLUE HILLS ELEM. records that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BLUE HILLS ELEM. has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting BLUE HILLS ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at BLUE HILLS ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, BLUE HILLS ELEM. sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.5%; actual is 29.0%, a gap of -21.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which BLUE HILLS ELEM. is one.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLUE HILLS ELEM. at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLUE HILLS ELEM. has shrank 8%, going from 387 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 72% to 62%.

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