Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548003366
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY
10401 EAST 31ST STREET SOUTH, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64052 · (816) 521-5540 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
294 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
28.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.8pp since 2021
Math
20.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.6% | 20.3% | 41.9% | 29.0% |
| Math | 4.3% | 16.1% | 29.8% | 49.6% |
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 | 28.9% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 19.1% | 10.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 16.0% |
% 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 362 | 81.2% | 20.6% |
| FAIRMOUNT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 313 | 82.7% | 23.1% |
| THREE TRAILS ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 328 | 84.5% | 30.9% |
| KORTE ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 444 | 88.7% | 33.3% |
| NOEL PRIMARY SOUTHWEST CITY | 249 | 90.4% | N/A |
| ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY SUGAR CREEK | 282 | 84.8% | 20.6% |
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 CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #870 of 1,002 | #89 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #868 of 1,019 ▲ 44 | #93 of 126 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #811 of 1,018 ▲ 1 | #75 of 126 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #473 of 943 | #50 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #505 of 1,294 | #68 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #575 of 950 | #63 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #74 of 953 | #21 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #264 of 1,165 | #55 of 136 |
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
362
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 81% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 25.5 | 14.5:1 | 84% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29.3 | 12.8:1 | 80% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 82% (279) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY.
About CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school for students in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 362 students enrolled.
Across its 29 schools, INDEPENDENCE 30 enrolls 14,272 students. CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 44% of enrollment at CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 31% White, 15% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Jackson County's population at about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Teacher count: 27 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. Roughly 81% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.5% for CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY. The school posts 20.6%, 8.8 points below the prediction.
In Jackson County, home to about 719,976 people, 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, CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY among them.
Of the public schools around it, CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY is closest to CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE, about 0.4 miles away. CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY at 9th of 9.
In the federal locale system, CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 362, compared with 339 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.3:1 to 13.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 INDEPENDENCE 30
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- VAN HORN HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 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
Nearby schools
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE0.4 mi · 902
- THREE TRAILS ELEM.0.8 mi · 328
- KORTE ELEM.0.8 mi · 444
- PITCHER ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 252
- SANTA FE TRAIL ELEM.1.7 mi · 364
- PROCTER ELEM.1.7 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY?
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY?
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 31% White, 44% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY public or private?
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by INDEPENDENCE 30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.