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Enrollment
2,299
High
DISTRICT 2,364 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000170
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH
1200 SE ADAMS DAIRY PKWY, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 · (816) 874-3500 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,299 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
18.2:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
572 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 | 622 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 560 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 546 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 571 | 25% |
Student demographics
54%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
64.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
63.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.9% | 54.9% | 26.7% | 8.3% |
| Math | 32.5% | 30.7% | 25.8% | 10.8% |
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 | 64.8% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.4% | 53.8% |
| 2021-22 | 59.9% | 47.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 SOUTH HIGH
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH this school | 2,299 | 24.9% | 49.2% |
| PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH RIVERSIDE | 1,890 | 25.8% | 65.2% |
| LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,989 | 30.2% | 55.2% |
| STALEY HIGH KANSAS CITY | 2,091 | 19.3% | 53.1% |
| LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,940 | 25.7% | 51.0% |
| LIBERTY HIGH LIBERTY | 1,842 | 21.7% | 50.1% |
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 SOUTH HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #86 of 443 | #7 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #37 of 453 ▲ 69 | #4 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #58 of 382 ▲ 57 | #6 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #32 of 231 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,299 | #3 of 561 | #2 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #322 of 343 | #28 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #63 of 343 | #17 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #387 of 455 | #31 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #31 of 151 | #6 of 17 |
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
2,299
+147 (+7%) vs 2020
+73% since 2000-01, when it was 1,329
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 2,299 | 126.3 | 18.2:1 | 25% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 2,308 | 123.4 | 18.7:1 | 25% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 2,261 | 122.9 | 18.4:1 | 22% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 2,152 | 117 | 18.4:1 | 21% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 1,965 | 90.3 | 21.8:1 | 18% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 2,041 | 94 | 21.7:1 | 16% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 1,405 | 89 | 15.8:1 | 16% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 1,329 | 73 | 18.2:1 | 3% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,965 to 2,299); teachers up 40% (90.3 to 126.3).
About BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is a high school in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri, reachable at (816) 874-3500. The school counted 2,299 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 359% bigger than the average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.
Federal data list 20 schools in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, with 14,657 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is 65% White. Other groups make up 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Jackson County overall, the White share is about 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH, there are about 18.2 students; the school has 126.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 25%. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Missouri public high schools.
The model predicts 50.6% for a school in Missouri with BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH's free or reduced-price lunch share. BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH posts 49.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that 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.
The closest school to BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM., located about 0.2 miles away. BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH's average proficiency of 49.2% compares with 48.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,299, compared with 2,152 in 2020-21.
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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 HIGHHigh · 2,429 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 HIGHHigh · 2,429 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
- WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.0.2 mi · 529
- DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.0.9 mi · 330
- JAMES WALKER ELEM.1.0 mi · 456
- FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.1.7 mi · 401
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE1.9 mi · 813
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.1.9 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH?
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH enrolls approximately 2,299 students in grades 09-12.
Is BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is approximately 18.2:1 (126 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH?
At BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH, the student body is approximately 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH public or private?
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
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