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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