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What's one thing CORDILL-MASON ELEM. gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
681
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000078
CORDILL-MASON ELEM.
4001 SW CHRISTIANSEN RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 · (816) 874-3610 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL681 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
175 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
681
-62 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.4:1
% White
67%
was 74%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
15%
was 11%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CORDILL-MASON ELEM.
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. is a sizable K-5 school in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri, one of the schools within BLUE SPRINGS R-IV. The school instructs 681 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 116% larger than typical.
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. is one of 20 schools operated by BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, a district that serves 14,657 students overall.
On the student-mix side, CORDILL-MASON ELEM. lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting CORDILL-MASON ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CORDILL-MASON ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of -2.9 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CORDILL-MASON ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).
Nearest neighbor: MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CORDILL-MASON ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.5%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CORDILL-MASON ELEM. has contracted 8%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 681 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 67%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
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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
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 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
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE0.5 mi · 813
- DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.1.0 mi · 330
- LIGGETT TRAIL EDUCATION CENTER1.3 mi · 159
- FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.1.8 mi · 401
- WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.1.8 mi · 529
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH1.9 mi · 2,299
Frequently asked questions
About CORDILL-MASON ELEM.How many students attend CORDILL-MASON ELEM.?
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. enrolls approximately 681 students in grades KG-05.
Is CORDILL-MASON ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CORDILL-MASON ELEM. have?
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CORDILL-MASON ELEM.?
At CORDILL-MASON ELEM., the student body is approximately 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is CORDILL-MASON ELEM. public or private?
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. 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.