Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON 124·NCES 290462002988
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.
8301 E 163RD ST, BELTON, MO 64012 · (816) 348-1100 · Cass County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
181 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 BELTON 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +12.5pp since 2021
Math
56.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +18.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.1% | 27.6% | 36.1% | 20.0% |
| Math | 29.2% | 27.6% | 21.5% | 21.5% |
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 | 43.7% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 47.8% |
| 2022-23 | 35.7% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 31.2% | 38.4% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.'s state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. this school | 355 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| BELAIR ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 363 | 51.2% | 48.6% |
| WESTVIEW ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 269 | 50.2% | 43.9% |
| MONROE ELEM. ST CHARLES | 366 | 47.8% | 49.5% |
| STEADLEY ELEM. CARTHAGE | 346 | 55.2% | 51.6% |
| JAMES WALKER ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 456 | 49.8% | 77.2% |
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 KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #374 of 1,002 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #205 of 1,019 ▲ 174 | #1 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #504 of 1,018 ▲ 57 | #7 of 20 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #34 of 943 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #526 of 1,294 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #349 of 950 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #221 of 953 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #620 of 1,165 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #349 of 684 | #7 of 15 |
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
355
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 355 | 29.1 | 12.2:1 | 51% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 25.9 | 13.0:1 | 51% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 26.4 | 12.3:1 | 44% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 49% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 48% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (408 to 355); teachers up 4% (28 to 29.1).
About KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is a public mid-sized elementary school in BELTON, Missouri. Its enrollment is 355 students, spread over kindergarten through 4.
The district for KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is BELTON 124, with 8 schools and 4,230 students.
Federal enrollment data show KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is 61% White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 10% multiracial. The school's White share is 23 points below the 85% share among Cass County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
Staffing at KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. comes to 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2:1. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is close to this figure. KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. counts 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Cass County is 16 points.
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.8%.
For Cass County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $87,535, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 44 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,093, KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. among them.
Of the public schools around it, KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is closest to CREEKMOOR ELEM., about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.9% on proficiency, and KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is below that at 47.0%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 355, down from 385 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.0:1 to 12.2:1.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELTON 124
- BELTON HIGHHigh · 1,258 students
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 501 students
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @HillcrestElementary · 486 students
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.Middle · 435 students
- GLADDEN ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
Other schools in BELTON
- BELTON HIGHHigh · 1,258 students
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 501 students
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @HillcrestElementary · 486 students
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.Middle · 435 students
- GLADDEN ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
Nearby schools
- CREEKMOOR ELEM.0.8 mi · 383
- EAGLE GLEN ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 414
- BELVIDERE ELEM.2.2 mi · 294
- STONEGATE ELEM.2.6 mi · 330
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 641
- GLADDEN ELEM.2.6 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.How large is KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.?
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-04.
Is KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is approximately 12.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.?
Student demographics at KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. are roughly 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. public or private?
KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELTON 124.
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