PROCTER ELEM.

PROCTER ELEM. is a primary school of small scale in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, one of the schools within INDEPENDENCE 30, caters to 221 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so PROCTER ELEM. sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

INDEPENDENCE 30 comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 14,272 students; PROCTER ELEM. is among them.

In terms of who attends, PROCTER ELEM. shows that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PROCTER ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 49.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. PROCTER ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

The closest other public school is SANTA FE TRAIL ELEM., roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PROCTER ELEM. ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. PROCTER ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 231 (now 221). Black enrollment moved from 10% to 16% across the same window.

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