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Which teacher or staff member at LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531002549
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.
111 NE ROANOKE DR, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014 · (816) 874-3690 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
105 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 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
43%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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
65.6%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.8% | 33.2% | 27.5% | 7.4% |
| Math | 34.2% | 31.4% | 23.3% | 10.9% |
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 | 65.0% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 62.9% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 67.8% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.'s state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. this school | 536 | 19.6% | 64.8% |
| NASHUA ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 485 | 23.3% | 63.1% |
| COMPASS ELEMENTARY Platte City | 527 | 22.0% | 53.3% |
| UNION CHAPEL ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 609 | 14.6% | 62.0% |
| LEWIS AND CLARK ELEM. LIBERTY | 517 | 20.1% | 62.4% |
| HAWTHORN ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 450 | 22.7% | 61.2% |
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 LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #83 of 1,002 | #5 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #95 of 1,019 ▲ 26 | #7 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #88 of 1,018 ▼ 11 | #6 of 126 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #366 of 943 | #54 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #119 of 1,294 | #18 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #811 of 950 | #101 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #404 of 953 | #101 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #1,040 of 1,165 | #124 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #341 of 684 | #53 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
536
-87 (-14%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 20% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 36.5 | 14.9:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 35.8 | 15.7:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 34.5 | 17.9:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 16% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 30 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (618 to 536); teachers up 4% (34.5 to 36).
About LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. is a large elementary school that serves part of BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri. The student body numbers 536 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. sits within BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, which has 20 schools and 14,657 students.
White students account for 74% of enrollment at LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 62% White share among all Jackson County residents. By the diversity index, LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. comes in at 43%.
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 20%. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Jackson County.
The allk12 Grade for LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. is A. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5% for LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.. The school posts 64.8%, 12.3 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, median household income is about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. is among the 244 public schools in Jackson County.
Nearest public school: BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.9% on proficiency, and LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. is above that at 64.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 623 to 536. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 14.9:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week 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 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
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE0.4 mi · 807
- JAMES LEWIS ELEM.0.7 mi · 473
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGH1.9 mi · 2,429
- JAMES WALKER ELEM.2.0 mi · 456
- THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.2.3 mi · 419
- PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.2.5 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.How many students attend LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.?
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. enrolls approximately 536 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. serve?
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM..
What is the student diversity at LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.?
Student demographics at LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. are roughly 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. in?
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
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