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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT OSAGE R-I·NCES 291229000493

ELM GROVE ELEM.

25102 E. US 24 Highway, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64056 · (816) 650-7400 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
210 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
Kindergarten
52
Grade 1
74
Grade 2
54
Grade 3
63
Grade 4
62
Student demographics
White
17457%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
4916%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 9%
Black
4615%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
3110%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0%
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
Male
15952%
Female
14648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ELM GROVE ELEM.→FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE→OSAGE TRAIL MIDDLE→FORT OSAGE HIGH
Based on grade levels within FORT OSAGE R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
66.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +11.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 2024-25
Enrollment
305
-51 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.1:1
% White
57%
was 65%
% Hispanic
16%
was 12%
% Black
15%
was 11%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ELM GROVE ELEM.

Located at 25102 E. US 24 Highway, in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, ELM GROVE ELEM. is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that serves 305 students (grades K through 4), part of FORT OSAGE R-I.

FORT OSAGE R-I runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,718 students. ELM GROVE ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ELM GROVE ELEM. shows that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ELM GROVE ELEM. has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 69% of students at ELM GROVE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ELM GROVE ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 73.3%, a residual of +23.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. ELM GROVE ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ELM GROVE ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELM GROVE ELEM. at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELM GROVE ELEM. has shrank 14%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 57% across the same window.

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Jackson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
ELM GROVE ELEM.
District
FORT OSAGE R-I
Address
25102 E. US 24 Highway, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64056
Phone
(816) 650-7400
County
Jackson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
305
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
210 (69%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
291229000493
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About ELM GROVE ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at ELM GROVE ELEM.?
ELM GROVE ELEM. enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does ELM GROVE ELEM. serve?
ELM GROVE ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at ELM GROVE ELEM.?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at ELM GROVE ELEM..
How diverse is ELM GROVE ELEM.?
ELM GROVE ELEM. reports a student body of 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees ELM GROVE ELEM.?
ELM GROVE ELEM. is overseen by FORT OSAGE R-I in Jackson County.
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