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.