Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548000720
SPRING BRANCH ELEM.
20404 E TRUMAN RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64056 · (816) 521-5455 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
196 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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
59%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
41.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2021
Math
33.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 28.5% | 34.8% | 23.2% |
| Math | 16.0% | 17.8% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 41.8% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 34.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 26.6% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 SPRING BRANCH ELEM.
SPRING BRANCH ELEM.'s state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING BRANCH ELEM. this school | 278 | 70.5% | 37.6% |
| ELM GROVE ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 305 | 68.9% | 23.6% |
| GLADDEN ELEM. BELTON | 326 | 68.7% | 38.2% |
| HORACE MANN ELEM. SEDALIA | 276 | 66.7% | 52.1% |
| WATKINS ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 252 | 78.2% | 34.8% |
| JOPLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. JOPLIN | 311 | 69.8% | N/A |
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 SPRING BRANCH ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #593 of 1,002 | #53 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #694 of 1,019 ▲ 1 | #61 of 126 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #548 of 1,018 ▼ 113 | #47 of 126 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #323 of 943 | #35 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #759 of 1,294 | #110 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #290 of 950 | #25 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #198 of 953 | #66 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #319 of 1,165 | #66 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #635 of 684 | #88 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
278
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 278 | 23.4 | 11.9:1 | 71% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 21.3 | 11.5:1 | 68% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 22.5 | 11.1:1 | 65% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 68% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 21.5 | 13.3:1 | 63% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 60% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 55% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 32% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 19 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING BRANCH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (285 to 278); teachers up 9% (21.5 to 23.4).
About SPRING BRANCH ELEM.
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The school counted 278 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
The 29 schools of INDEPENDENCE 30, including SPRING BRANCH ELEM., enroll 14,272 students.
More than half of the students at SPRING BRANCH ELEM. are White (59%). The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put Jackson County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, with 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 71% at SPRING BRANCH ELEM.. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
SPRING BRANCH ELEM.'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.6%) and its predicted rate (33.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that the median household earns about $68,577 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Jackson County, 244 public schools serve about 105,714 students.
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is Rural: Fringe.
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. had 275 students in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 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 SPRING BRANCH Elementary schools
One other US public school is named SPRING BRANCH Elementary. SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Spring Branch Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 570 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 263
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE1.4 mi · 731
- BINGHAM MIDDLE1.5 mi · 730
- BRIDGER MIDDLE1.6 mi · 744
- SUNSHINE CENTER1.7 mi · 106
- CLER-MONT ELEM.1.8 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING BRANCH ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SPRING BRANCH ELEM.?
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SPRING BRANCH ELEM. serve?
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SPRING BRANCH ELEM.?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at SPRING BRANCH ELEM..
How diverse is SPRING BRANCH ELEM.?
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. reports a student body of 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is SPRING BRANCH ELEM. in?
SPRING BRANCH ELEM. is part of INDEPENDENCE 30.
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