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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000083
JAMES WALKER ELEM.
201 SE SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 · (816) 874-3660 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
227 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 21% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
86.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +35.5pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
MO avg 48.7% . +27.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 35 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.6% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 50.2% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where JAMES WALKER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #127 of 968 | #17 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #117 of 974 | #13 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #49 of 974 | #3 of 126 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #239 of 1,294 | #38 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #724 of 950 | #84 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #170 of 953 | #57 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #649 of 1,165 | #94 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #432 of 684 | #67 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
456
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 50% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 50% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 31.8 | 14.0:1 | 47% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 46% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 30.7 | 16.6:1 | 42% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 47% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 55% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 17% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMES WALKER ELEM..
About JAMES WALKER ELEM.
JAMES WALKER ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in Missouri, located in BLUE SPRINGS. It reports enrollment of 456 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Missouri enroll around 315, and this school is 45% above that mark.
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV enrolls 14,657 students, and its 20 schools include JAMES WALKER ELEM..
About 58% of the student body at JAMES WALKER ELEM. is White. Other groups make up 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Jackson County residents are about 62% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
On staff are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. JAMES WALKER ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
JAMES WALKER ELEM. sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.0% and a predicted 50.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that median household income comes to about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jackson County counts 244 public schools with about 105,714 students.
Among nearby public schools, WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM. is closest at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, JAMES WALKER ELEM. ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place JAMES WALKER ELEM. in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 458 to 456. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to JAMES WALKER ELEM. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.0.9 mi · 529
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH1.0 mi · 2,299
- THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.1.4 mi · 419
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGH1.6 mi · 2,429
- FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.1.7 mi · 401
- DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.1.7 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About JAMES WALKER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at JAMES WALKER ELEM.?
JAMES WALKER ELEM. enrolls approximately 456 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does JAMES WALKER ELEM. serve?
JAMES WALKER ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does JAMES WALKER ELEM. have?
JAMES WALKER ELEM. employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at JAMES WALKER ELEM.?
Student demographics at JAMES WALKER ELEM. are roughly 58% White, 15% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is JAMES WALKER ELEM. public or private?
JAMES WALKER 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.