Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT OSAGE R-I·NCES 291229000490
BUCKNER ELEM.
25102 E. US 24 Highway, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64056 · (816) 650-7300 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
149 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within FORT OSAGE R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.4pp since 2021
Math
63.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 31.2% | 29.6% | 15.2% |
| Math | 27.2% | 36.0% | 22.4% | 14.4% |
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 | 55.2% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 38.7% |
| 2021-22 | 50.8% | 48.3% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 BUCKNER ELEM.
BUCKNER ELEM.'s state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKNER ELEM. this school | 327 | 45.6% | 47.4% |
| SHERWOOD ELEM. ARNOLD | 347 | 43.5% | 58.1% |
| CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. CRYSTAL CITY | 324 | 46.9% | 50.9% |
| HERITAGE ELEMENTARY LAKE OZARK | 362 | 45.9% | N/A |
| SHERWOOD ELEM. CREIGHTON | 336 | 46.4% | 31.5% |
| MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE MOUNT VERNON | 303 | 49.2% | 41.8% |
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 BUCKNER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #367 of 1,002 | #29 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #122 of 1,019 ▲ 460 | #9 of 126 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #236 of 1,018 ▲ 389 | #17 of 126 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #113 of 943 | #12 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #610 of 1,294 | #92 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #319 of 950 | #27 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #535 of 953 | #114 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #730 of 1,165 | #98 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #547 of 684 | #83 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
327
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 327 | 27.2 | 12.0:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 27.4 | 11.7:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 27.4 | 12.2:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 45% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 25.6 | 13.6:1 | 44% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 50% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 52% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 38% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUCKNER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (347 to 327); teachers up 6% (25.6 to 27.2).
About BUCKNER ELEM.
This page covers BUCKNER ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. It offers kindergarten through 4 and has 327 students enrolled.
Within FORT OSAGE R-I, BUCKNER ELEM. is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 4,718 students.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at BUCKNER ELEM.. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Jackson County overall, about 62% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
BUCKNER ELEM. reports a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher, from 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at BUCKNER ELEM., 46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County is 14 points.
A school with BUCKNER ELEM.'s lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 42.8%. BUCKNER ELEM. scores 47.4%, 4.6 points above that line.
Jackson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,577, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 105,714, BUCKNER ELEM. among them.
FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE sits about 4.7 miles from BUCKNER ELEM.. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, BUCKNER ELEM. ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 327, up from 305 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.9 to 12.0 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at BUCKNER ELEM.. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 FORT OSAGE R-I
- FORT OSAGE HIGHHigh · 1,545 students
- FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLEMiddle · 713 students
- OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLEMiddle · 675 students
- INDIAN TRAILS ELEM.Elementary · 365 students
- BLUE HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 357 students
- ELM GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 305 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 BUCKNER Elementary schools
One other US public school is named BUCKNER Elementary. BUCKNER ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Buckner Elementary SchoolBuckner, KY · 620 students
Nearby schools
- FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE4.7 mi · 713
- OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLE4.9 mi · 675
- FORT OSAGE HIGH5.1 mi · 1,545
- INDIAN TRAILS ELEM.5.2 mi · 365
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL5.9 mi · 527
- GRAIN VALLEY EARLY CHILDHD CTR5.9 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About BUCKNER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at BUCKNER ELEM.?
BUCKNER ELEM. enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-04.
Is BUCKNER ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
BUCKNER ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUCKNER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUCKNER ELEM. is approximately 12.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUCKNER ELEM.?
At BUCKNER ELEM., the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is BUCKNER ELEM. in?
BUCKNER ELEM. is part of FORT OSAGE R-I.
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