Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 315
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (62).
Student demographics
62%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
28.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
28.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.8pp 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 29 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 20.8% | 42.6% | 28.6% |
| Math | 9.5% | 19.1% | 33.0% | 38.2% |
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 | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.8% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% | 14.5% |
| 2021-22 | 21.7% | 20.8% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 ELM GROVE ELEM.
ELM GROVE ELEM.'s state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELM GROVE ELEM. this school | 305 | 68.9% | 23.6% |
| SPRING BRANCH ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 278 | 70.5% | 37.6% |
| GLADDEN ELEM. BELTON | 326 | 68.7% | 38.2% |
| HORACE MANN ELEM. SEDALIA | 276 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| MARK TWAIN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 356 | 68.8% | 32.4% |
| OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 277 | 61.7% | 45.1% |
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 ELM GROVE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #825 of 1,002 | #80 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #773 of 1,019 ▲ 121 | #72 of 126 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #816 of 1,018 ▲ 96 | #78 of 126 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #192 of 943 | #23 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #683 of 1,294 | #101 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #345 of 950 | #31 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #159 of 953 | #52 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.9% | #330 of 1,165 | #69 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #310 of 684 | #51 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
305
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
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 | 305 | 25.1 | 12.2:1 | 69% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 26.3 | 12.2:1 | 65% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 27.9 | 11.7:1 | 69% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 30 | 10.9:1 | 68% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 27.1 | 13.1:1 | 71% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 72% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 73% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 33% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELM GROVE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (356 to 305); teachers down 8% (27.1 to 25.1).
About ELM GROVE ELEM.
Students in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, attend ELM GROVE ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 305 students in kindergarten through 4.
Across its 9 schools, FORT OSAGE R-I enrolls 4,718 students. ELM GROVE ELEM. is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at ELM GROVE ELEM., about 57 are White. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 10% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ELM GROVE ELEM. scores 62%.
Its ratio of 12.2:1 is based on 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is similar, at 12.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Test results at ELM GROVE ELEM. are 10.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.6% actual, 34.1% predicted).
For Jackson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 105,714, ELM GROVE ELEM. among them.
Measured in a straight line, EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is less than a tenth of a mile from ELM GROVE ELEM.. The five-mile area around ELM GROVE ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 49.1%, higher than ELM GROVE ELEM.'s 23.6%.
ELM GROVE ELEM. is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 326 to 305, a 6% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.2:1.
ELM GROVE ELEM. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Other ELM GROVE Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named ELM GROVE Elementary. ELM GROVE ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolBUDA, TX · 678 students
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolKINGWOOD, TX · 608 students
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolElm Grove, LA · 332 students
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolWheeling, WV · 299 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.1 mi · 133
- CLER-MONT ELEM.1.1 mi · 298
- RANDALL ELEM.1.2 mi · 284
- BLUE HILLS ELEM.1.4 mi · 357
- SUNSHINE CENTER1.5 mi · 106
- MILL CREEK ELEM.2.8 mi · 250
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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