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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAIN VALLEY R-V·NCES 291308001965
SNI-A-BAR ELEM.
701 SW EAGLES PKWY, GRAIN VALLEY, MO 64029 · (816) 847-5020 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
150 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
MO avg 49.5% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
475
+17 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.7:1
% White
73%
was 80%
% Hispanic
15%
was 7%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SNI-A-BAR ELEM.
SNI-A-BAR ELEM. is a K-5 school of high-enrollment scale in GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri, operated by GRAIN VALLEY R-V, serveing 475 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 51% above typical.
SNI-A-BAR ELEM. is one of 8 schools operated by GRAIN VALLEY R-V, a district that serves 4,546 students overall.
On the student-mix side, SNI-A-BAR ELEM. records that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SNI-A-BAR ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 40.4%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) logs that median household income runs about $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%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which SNI-A-BAR ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: GRAIN VALLEY HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SNI-A-BAR ELEM. at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.9%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. SNI-A-BAR ELEM.'s enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 475). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 7% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- STONY POINT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- MATTHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 422 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
- STONY POINT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- MATTHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- GRAIN VALLEY HIGH0.1 mi · 1,482
- MATTHEWS ELEM.1.2 mi · 422
- GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL1.4 mi · 516
- STONY POINT ELEM.1.4 mi · 474
- PRAIRIE BRANCH ELEM.2.0 mi · 567
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH2.4 mi · 2,299
Frequently asked questions
About SNI-A-BAR ELEM.How large is SNI-A-BAR ELEM.?
SNI-A-BAR ELEM. enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SNI-A-BAR ELEM. serve?
SNI-A-BAR ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SNI-A-BAR ELEM.?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at SNI-A-BAR ELEM..
How diverse is SNI-A-BAR ELEM.?
SNI-A-BAR ELEM. reports a student body of 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees SNI-A-BAR ELEM.?
SNI-A-BAR ELEM. is overseen by GRAIN VALLEY R-V in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.