Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548000716
OTT ELEM.
1525 N NOLAND RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050 · (816) 521-5435 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- B-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
15.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
288 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
62%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
37.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
35.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.1% | 22.4% | 43.2% | 19.1% |
| Math | 15.1% | 20.7% | 40.4% | 23.5% |
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 | 37.5% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 31.5% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 OTT ELEM.
OTT ELEM.'s state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTT ELEM. this school | 384 | 75.0% | 37.8% |
| SANTA FE TRAIL ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 364 | 75.8% | 38.5% |
| HEBER HUNT ELEM. SEDALIA | 448 | 77.2% | 42.2% |
| WELLER ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 292 | 78.1% | 22.0% |
| CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARY BRANSON | 415 | 73.3% | N/A |
| GLENDALE ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 417 | 75.3% | 42.6% |
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 OTT ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #587 of 1,002 | #50 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #654 of 1,019 ▼ 45 | #57 of 126 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #652 of 1,018 ▼ 72 | #52 of 126 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #444 of 943 | #48 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #445 of 1,294 | #60 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #850 of 950 | #109 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #145 of 953 | #45 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #289 of 1,165 | #61 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #365 of 684 | #58 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
384
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 384 | 25.1 | 15.3:1 | 75% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 25.6 | 15.1:1 | 77% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 77% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 73% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 76% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 76% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 64% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 42% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OTT ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (439 to 384); teachers down 13% (29 to 25.1).
About OTT ELEM.
OTT ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 384 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
INDEPENDENCE 30 is made up of 29 schools with 14,272 students in all.
White students make up a majority at OTT ELEM., at 55%. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. OTT ELEM.'s diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.3:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. That is 15 points above the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
The allk12 Grade for OTT ELEM. is B-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
OTT ELEM. is 6.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (37.8% versus 31.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the county around the school, Jackson County, the median household income is $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Jackson County is home to 244 public schools and about 105,714 public school students.
The nearest other public school, WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. OTT ELEM. is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
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.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 38 fewer students in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 OTT Elementary schools
One other US public school is named OTT Elementary. OTT ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ott Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 606 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH0.3 mi · 1,417
- BRYANT ELEM.1.0 mi · 193
- MILL CREEK ELEM.1.2 mi · 250
- ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 282
- THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM.1.5 mi · 401
- SUGAR CREEK ELEM.1.6 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About OTT ELEM.How many students attend OTT ELEM.?
OTT ELEM. enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does OTT ELEM. serve?
OTT ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OTT ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OTT ELEM. is approximately 15.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OTT ELEM.?
At OTT ELEM., the student body is approximately 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is OTT ELEM. in?
OTT ELEM. is part of INDEPENDENCE 30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.