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If you could change one rule at BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
807
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000943
BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE
2701 NW 1ST ST, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 · (816) 874-3470 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Missouri public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
254 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 247 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%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
59.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
59.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.6% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 10.2% |
| Math | 32.4% | 26.7% | 25.8% | 14.9% |
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 | 59.2% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 59.8% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.7% | 53.8% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE
BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE this school | 807 | 31.5% | 59.0% |
| MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE BLUE SPRINGS | 813 | 31.0% | 51.9% |
| PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT | 905 | 29.0% | 50.2% |
| BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,043 | 32.7% | 47.2% |
| East Trails Middle School Lee's Summit | 1,051 | 24.1% | 49.8% |
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 757 | 24.6% | 50.5% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #40 of 379 | #3 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #60 of 380 ▼ 13 | #8 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #36 of 380 ▲ 7 | #3 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #147 of 364 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #44 of 397 | #9 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #226 of 321 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #93 of 321 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #299 of 379 | #28 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #182 of 224 | #19 of 22 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
807
-55 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 991
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 807 | 57 | 14.2:1 | 31% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 60.1 | 14.2:1 | 29% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 57.1 | 14.7:1 | 28% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 30% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 47.4 | 17.8:1 | 24% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 28% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 839 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 26% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 991 | 58 | 17.1:1 | 5% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (845 to 807); teachers up 20% (47.4 to 57).
About BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE
Federal records list BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE as a middle school in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri. The school serves 807 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE belongs to BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, a district of 20 schools and 14,657 students.
By race and ethnicity, BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE is 68% White. Other reported shares: 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE total 57 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 254 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 31%. The 60% average for public schools in Jackson County is 29 points higher.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.1% for BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE. The school posts 59.0%, 10.9 points above the prediction.
In Jackson County (population about 719,976), median household income is about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 105,714 students.
Nearest public school: LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM., about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 862 to 807 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.9 to 14.2 over 4 years.
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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
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLEMiddle · 831 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.0.4 mi · 536
- JAMES LEWIS ELEM.0.5 mi · 473
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGH2.0 mi · 2,429
- JAMES WALKER ELEM.2.3 mi · 456
- THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.2.4 mi · 419
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 919
Frequently asked questions
About BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEHow large is BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE?
BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 807 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE serve?
BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE is approximately 14.2:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE?
At BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE public or private?
BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
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