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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548000721
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.
15208 E 39TH ST S, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055 · (816) 521-5465 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
359 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
65%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
46.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.3pp since 2021
Math
45.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.7% | 26.5% | 37.6% | 16.1% |
| Math | 17.9% | 27.6% | 21.2% | 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 | 46.2% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 41.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 39.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 42.8% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.'s state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. this school | 574 | 62.5% | 43.1% |
| SPAINHOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL MARSHALL | 455 | 66.2% | N/A |
| CAMBRIDGE ELEM. BELTON | 501 | 61.9% | 26.2% |
| BENTON ELEM. NEOSHO | 523 | 75.7% | 35.1% |
| CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARY BRANSON | 415 | 73.3% | N/A |
| GRACEMOR ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 684 | 71.1% | 33.1% |
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 SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #461 of 1,002 | #38 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #433 of 1,019 ▲ 76 | #35 of 126 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #429 of 1,018 ▲ 72 | #40 of 126 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #260 of 943 | #38 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #86 of 1,294 | #14 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #928 of 950 | #123 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #119 of 953 | #38 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #404 of 1,165 | #74 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #145 of 251 | #21 of 37 |
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
574
+81 (+16%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 574 | 32.6 | 17.6:1 | 63% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 31.1 | 17.3:1 | 58% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 55% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 36.5 | 14.7:1 | 64% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 61% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 28% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (538 to 574); teachers down 11% (36.5 to 32.6).
About SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.
This page covers SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM., a large elementary school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 574 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students.
INDEPENDENCE 30 is the district for SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.. It has 29 schools and 14,272 students.
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. is 51% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Jackson County's population at about 62%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32.6 full-time equivalents, or about 17.6 students per teacher. This ratio sits 5.2 above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 63%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.5% at SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.1%.
Jackson County census figures show that the median household income is $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County is home to 244 public schools and about 105,714 public school students.
Nearest public school: WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM., about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.1% against a local average of 54.0%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 574, a 16% increase from 493 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SYCAMORE HILLS Elementary schools
One other US public school is named SYCAMORE HILLS Elementary. SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- Sycamore Hills ElementaryFontana, CA · 565 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.0.7 mi · 458
- TRUMAN HIGH1.1 mi · 1,720
- WILLIAM YATES ELEM.1.1 mi · 463
- JOHN W. LUFF ELEM.1.5 mi · 362
- HANTHORN EARLY EDUCATION1.6 mi · 180
- GLENDALE ELEM.1.6 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.How many students attend SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.?
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
Is SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. have?
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.?
Student demographics at SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. are roughly 51% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. in?
SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. is part of INDEPENDENCE 30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.