Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548003213
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY
2020 QUAIL DRIVE, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057 · (816) 521-5480 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
137 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
47.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
31.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.8% | 28.2% | 35.5% | 17.3% |
| Math | 13.7% | 17.3% | 33.3% | 35.5% |
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 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 41.3% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY this school | 263 | 52.1% | 35.7% |
| BEASLEY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 250 | 50.8% | 49.0% |
| SOUTHWEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR JEFFERSON CITY | 305 | 54.8% | N/A |
| WEST ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 317 | 54.3% | 47.6% |
| Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr ST. JOSEPH | 232 | 47.4% | N/A |
| CEDAR HILL ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 313 | 49.5% | 38.9% |
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 LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #638 of 1,002 | #57 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #739 of 1,019 ▼ 23 | #67 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #408 of 1,018 ▼ 159 | #39 of 126 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #233 of 943 | #34 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #796 of 1,294 | #112 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #129 of 950 | #13 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #197 of 953 | #65 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #595 of 1,165 | #91 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #218 of 684 | #37 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
263
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 263 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 52% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 23.3 | 12.0:1 | 54% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 54% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 21.5 | 15.0:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 41% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (323 to 263); teachers up 12% (21.5 to 24).
About LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, is home to LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school. The school counts 263 students across pre-K through 5.
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY is one of 29 schools in INDEPENDENCE 30, which enrolls 14,272 students in total.
White students make up a majority at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY, at 60%. The next largest groups are 17% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share in Jackson County as a whole is similar, at about 62%. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.0:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The lunch program counts 52% of students at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On BeatsExpectations, LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY is 4.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, the median household income is $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 is home to 244 public schools and about 105,714 public school students.
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY had 283 students, to 2024-25, when it had 263.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 INDEPENDENCE 30
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- VAN HORN HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT OSAGE HIGHHigh · 1,545 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
Other Little Blue Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Little Blue Elementary. LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 379 students
Nearby schools
- SPRING BRANCH ELEM.0.8 mi · 278
- BRIDGER MIDDLE1.3 mi · 744
- BINGHAM MIDDLE1.3 mi · 730
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE1.3 mi · 731
- BLACKBURN ELEM.1.8 mi · 363
- SUNSHINE CENTER2.2 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY?
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY serve?
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY?
At LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 60% White, 11% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY public or private?
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by INDEPENDENCE 30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.