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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355001367
GRADEN ELEM.
8804 HWY 45 NW, PARKVILLE, MO 64152 · (816) 359-4340 · Platte County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
103 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
54.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.3pp since 2021
Math
47.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -13.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.2% | 26.7% | 30.6% | 14.3% |
| Math | 23.7% | 24.2% | 32.6% | 19.3% |
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 | 54.9% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.2% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.2% | 61.8% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 →
Schools most like GRADEN ELEM.
GRADEN ELEM.'s state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRADEN ELEM. this school | 415 | 24.8% | 54.6% |
| HAWTHORN ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 450 | 22.7% | 61.2% |
| ENGLISH LANDING ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 435 | 27.4% | 56.7% |
| JAMES LEWIS ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 473 | 29.8% | 58.3% |
| RISING HILL ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 407 | 29.2% | 66.8% |
| NASHUA ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 485 | 23.3% | 63.1% |
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 GRADEN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #219 of 1,002 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #389 of 1,019 ▼ 216 | #9 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #245 of 1,018 ▼ 107 | #8 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.6pp | #59 of 943 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #343 of 1,294 | #11 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #847 of 950 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #409 of 953 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #989 of 1,165 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #108 of 684 | #4 of 13 |
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
415
-80 (-16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 415 | 27.2 | 15.3:1 | 25% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 29.3 | 14.7:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 29.8 | 15.9:1 | 23% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 32.2 | 17.4:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 7% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRADEN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (561 to 415); teachers down 16% (32.2 to 27.2).
About GRADEN ELEM.
GRADEN ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in PARKVILLE, Missouri, administered by PARK HILL. The school had 415 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
GRADEN ELEM. is a school in PARK HILL. The district has 18 schools and 11,937 students.
GRADEN ELEM. is 74% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 27.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.3:1. That is higher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 25%. For comparison, public schools in Platte County average 27%.
The allk12 Grade for GRADEN ELEM. is B. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, GRADEN ELEM. is 4.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.6% actual, 50.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Platte County has these Census figures: the median household income is $96,227, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Platte County has 37 public schools and roughly 17,612 students.
LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is the public school closest to GRADEN ELEM., about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: GRADEN ELEM. ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 54.6% versus a 43.8% average.
GRADEN ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 16% enrollment decrease, from 495 in 2020-21 to 415 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 653 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLE1.2 mi · 653
- ENGLISH LANDING ELEM.1.3 mi · 435
- PRAIRIE POINT ELEM.1.5 mi · 437
- PLAZA MIDDLE1.7 mi · 673
- GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR.2.1 mi · 392
- THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM.2.2 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About GRADEN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at GRADEN ELEM.?
GRADEN ELEM. enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does GRADEN ELEM. serve?
GRADEN ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GRADEN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GRADEN ELEM. is approximately 15.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GRADEN ELEM.?
Student demographics at GRADEN ELEM. are roughly 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is GRADEN ELEM. in?
GRADEN ELEM. is part of PARK HILL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.