Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAIN VALLEY R-V·NCES 291308000547
MATTHEWS ELEM.
144 MCQUERRY RD, GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029 · (816) 229-4870 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
158 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
39.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.3pp since 2021
Math
37.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -10.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.1% | 24.1% | 40.6% | 20.0% |
| Math | 12.0% | 25.0% | 36.6% | 26.3% |
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 | 39.2% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 36.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.9% | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | 45.5% | 47.3% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 MATTHEWS ELEM.
MATTHEWS ELEM.'s state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS ELEM. this school | 422 | 37.4% | 37.0% |
| LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. LIBERTY | 443 | 37.7% | 45.1% |
| RAYMORE ELEM. RAYMORE | 364 | 33.8% | 47.7% |
| PLEASANT LEA ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 346 | 38.7% | 43.8% |
| SUNNY POINTE ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 506 | 35.6% | 54.0% |
| FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 401 | 41.6% | 61.4% |
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 MATTHEWS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #611 of 1,002 | #55 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #627 of 1,019 ▲ 1 | #53 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #613 of 1,018 ▼ 70 | #50 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.3pp | #111 of 943 | #16 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #325 of 1,294 | #45 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #179 of 950 | #17 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #356 of 953 | #93 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #850 of 1,165 | #110 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #279 of 684 | #47 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
422
+47 (+13%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 422 | 37.4 | 11.3:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 34.2 | 11.9:1 | 39% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 33.3 | 11.4:1 | 39% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 34 | 11.0:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 42.1 | 11.9:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 14% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATTHEWS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (502 to 422); teachers down 11% (42.1 to 37.4).
About MATTHEWS ELEM.
Federal records list MATTHEWS ELEM. as an elementary school in GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri. Enrollment stands at 422 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 34% more students than the average for elementary schools in Missouri (about 315).
A total of 8 schools make up GRAIN VALLEY R-V, with 4,546 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at MATTHEWS ELEM. are White (70%). The remaining shares are 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Jackson County's population at about 62%. The diversity index for MATTHEWS ELEM. is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
MATTHEWS ELEM. reported 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.3:1. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. There are 158 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 37% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MATTHEWS ELEM. would be expected to post about 45.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.0%.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 244, with about 105,714 students.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, GRAIN VALLEY HIGH, is the closest to MATTHEWS ELEM.. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 37.0% is below the 49.4% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 13% across 4 years, from 375 in 2020-21 to 422 in 2024-25.
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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 GRAIN VALLEY R-V
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGHHigh · 1,482 students
- PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.Elementary · 567 students
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 527 students
- GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 516 students
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.Elementary · 475 students
- STONY POINT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
Other schools in GRAIN VALLEY
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGHHigh · 1,482 students
- PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.Elementary · 567 students
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 527 students
- GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHLMiddle · 516 students
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.Elementary · 475 students
- STONY POINT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
Other MATTHEWS Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named MATTHEWS Elementary. MATTHEWS ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARYMATTHEWS, MO · 139 students
- Matthews ElementaryMatthews, NC · 726 students
- Matthews Elementary SchoolNorthport, AL · 401 students
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFF, AR · 367 students
Nearby schools
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGH1.2 mi · 1,482
- SNI-A-BAR ELEM.1.2 mi · 475
- PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.1.6 mi · 567
- GRAIN VALLEY EARLY CHILDHD CTR2.2 mi · 83
- GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL2.2 mi · 527
- GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL2.4 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About MATTHEWS ELEM.What is the total enrollment at MATTHEWS ELEM.?
MATTHEWS ELEM. enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MATTHEWS ELEM. serve?
MATTHEWS ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MATTHEWS ELEM.?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at MATTHEWS ELEM..
What is the student diversity at MATTHEWS ELEM.?
Student demographics at MATTHEWS ELEM. are roughly 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is MATTHEWS ELEM. in?
MATTHEWS ELEM. is part of GRAIN VALLEY R-V.
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