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What's the biggest difference between SUNNY POINTE ELEM. and what you expected?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531002737
SUNNY POINTE ELEM.
3920 SOUTH R D MIZE RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 · (816) 874-3700 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
180 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
51.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.5pp since 2021
Math
51.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.7% | 32.0% | 34.1% | 13.9% |
| Math | 22.2% | 28.8% | 27.1% | 21.8% |
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 | 51.7% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 53.6% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 56.7% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 SUNNY POINTE ELEM.
SUNNY POINTE ELEM.'s state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNNY POINTE ELEM. this school | 506 | 35.6% | 54.0% |
| LILLIAN SCHUMACHER ELEM. LIBERTY | 443 | 37.7% | 45.1% |
| WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 529 | 30.8% | 53.4% |
| PRAIRIE POINT ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 437 | 33.0% | 42.2% |
| JOHN NOWLIN ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 460 | 38.0% | 54.9% |
| WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. WHITEMAN AFB | 602 | 35.2% | 64.7% |
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 SUNNY POINTE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #228 of 1,002 | #19 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #316 of 1,019 ▼ 17 | #23 of 126 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #308 of 1,018 ▼ 49 | #27 of 126 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.1pp | #135 of 943 | #21 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #152 of 1,294 | #25 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #550 of 950 | #57 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #330 of 953 | #88 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #874 of 1,165 | #111 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #273 of 684 | #45 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
506
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 36% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 38% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 36% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 16% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNNY POINTE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (603 to 506); teachers up 12% (34 to 38).
About SUNNY POINTE ELEM.
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. serves students in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri, as a large elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 506 students. That is 61% bigger than the average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV counts 20 schools and 14,657 students, including SUNNY POINTE ELEM..
More than half of the students at SUNNY POINTE ELEM. are White (68%). Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SUNNY POINTE ELEM. scores 50%.
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Lunch program data show 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 24 points below the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, SUNNY POINTE ELEM. outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.0%, compared with a predicted 46.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Jackson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting SUNNY POINTE ELEM., Jackson County has 244 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SUNNY POINTE ELEM.. SUNNY POINTE ELEM. places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 533 in 2020-21 to 506 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.7:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
The SUNNY POINTE ELEM. discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLEMiddle · 831 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
Nearby schools
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 919
- JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.1.0 mi · 460
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGH1.8 mi · 2,429
- THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.2.2 mi · 419
- JAMES LEWIS ELEM.2.2 mi · 473
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE2.7 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About SUNNY POINTE ELEM.How many students attend SUNNY POINTE ELEM.?
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-05.
Is SUNNY POINTE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does SUNNY POINTE ELEM. have?
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SUNNY POINTE ELEM.?
Student demographics at SUNNY POINTE ELEM. are roughly 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SUNNY POINTE ELEM. in?
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.