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How has BLUE SPRINGS HIGH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,429
High
DISTRICT 2,364 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000085
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH
2000 NW ASHTON DR, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 · (816) 874-3400 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,429 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
153 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
775 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 713 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 596 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 558 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 562 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
60.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
51.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 52.0% | 28.0% | 11.7% |
| Math | 27.6% | 24.3% | 28.0% | 19.9% |
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 | 60.1% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.5% | 41.2% |
| 2021-22 | 60.5% | 42.9% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 BLUE SPRINGS HIGH
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE SPRINGS HIGH this school | 2,429 | 31.9% | 48.0% |
| LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,989 | 30.2% | 55.2% |
| LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,940 | 25.7% | 51.0% |
| BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH BLUE SPRINGS | 2,299 | 24.9% | 49.2% |
| PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH RIVERSIDE | 1,890 | 25.8% | 65.2% |
| CENTRAL HIGH ST JOSEPH | 1,733 | 37.6% | 38.8% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 BLUE SPRINGS HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #94 of 443 | #8 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #100 of 453 ▲ 13 | #9 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #90 of 382 ▲ 9 | #9 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #84 of 231 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,429 | #1 of 561 | #1 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #260 of 343 | #18 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #46 of 343 | #15 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #348 of 455 | #27 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #163 of 187 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,429
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 3,081
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 2,429 | 153 | 15.9:1 | 32% (775) |
| 2023-24 | 2,396 | 148.9 | 16.1:1 | 31% (750) |
| 2022-23 | 2,383 | 112 | 21.3:1 | 28% (673) |
| 2020-21 | 2,425 | 106 | 22.9:1 | 32% (767) |
| 2017-18 | 2,487 | 105.1 | 23.7:1 | 23% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 2,548 | 105 | 24.3:1 | 23% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 1,797 | 97 | 18.5:1 | 19% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 1,565 | 87 | 18.0:1 | 4% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 3,081 | 156 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUE SPRINGS HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,487 to 2,429); teachers up 46% (105.1 to 153).
About BLUE SPRINGS HIGH
Families in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri, are served by BLUE SPRINGS HIGH, a high-enrollment high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,429 students. That compares with an average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH belongs to BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, a district of 20 schools and 14,657 students.
White students are 62% of those enrolled at BLUE SPRINGS HIGH. Next come 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Jackson County, where about 62% of residents are White. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at BLUE SPRINGS HIGH are from different groups.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Jackson County.
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Missouri public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BLUE SPRINGS HIGH falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 48.0% actual against 47.9% predicted.
In Jackson County, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Jackson County, 244 public schools serve about 105,714 students.
Measured in a straight line, THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is about 0.5 miles from BLUE SPRINGS HIGH. The five-mile area around BLUE SPRINGS HIGH holds at least 8 other public schools. BLUE SPRINGS HIGH comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put BLUE SPRINGS HIGH in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH had 2,425 students in 2020-21 and 2,429 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.9:1, from 22.9:1.
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLEMiddle · 831 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.0.5 mi · 419
- JAMES WALKER ELEM.1.6 mi · 456
- JAMES LEWIS ELEM.1.7 mi · 473
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 919
- FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.1.7 mi · 401
- SUNNY POINTE ELEM.1.8 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHow many students attend BLUE SPRINGS HIGH?
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH enrolls approximately 2,429 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BLUE SPRINGS HIGH serve?
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at BLUE SPRINGS HIGH?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at BLUE SPRINGS HIGH.
How diverse is BLUE SPRINGS HIGH?
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH reports a student body of 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is BLUE SPRINGS HIGH public or private?
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.