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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000086
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.
1812 NW VESPER, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 · (816) 874-3710 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- CThree-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
14.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
192 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 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
52%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
44.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
40.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 27.5% | 37.9% | 17.5% |
| Math | 17.0% | 23.7% | 32.5% | 26.6% |
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 | 44.5% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.5% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 42.1% | 46.5% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.'s state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. this school | 419 | 45.8% | 43.2% |
| WRIGHT CITY WEST ELEM. WRIGHT CITY | 402 | 46.5% | 46.3% |
| WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM SPRINGFIELD | 394 | 45.7% | 47.7% |
| Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest BELTON | 486 | 48.1% | 43.8% |
| MURPHY ELEM. HIGH RIDGE | 433 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
| BLUE HILLS ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 357 | 43.7% | 36.6% |
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 THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #458 of 1,002 | #37 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #539 of 1,019 ▼ 152 | #42 of 126 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #483 of 1,018 ▲ 38 | #43 of 126 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #320 of 943 | #46 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #330 of 1,294 | #46 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #686 of 950 | #77 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #303 of 953 | #82 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #722 of 1,165 | #97 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #344 of 684 | #54 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
419
-60 (-13%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 419 | 29.9 | 14.0:1 | 46% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 28.5 | 15.1:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 29.9 | 14.4:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 41% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 30.1 | 16.0:1 | 38% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 42% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 51% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 17% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (482 to 419); teachers unchanged (30.1 to 29.9).
About THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school found in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 419 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, where 20 schools serve 14,657 students.
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.'s enrollment is 67% White. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 8% multiracial. THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%. That is lower than the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
allk12 grades THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. a B-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 42.7% for a school in Missouri with THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. posts 43.2%.
Among Jackson County residents, median household income is about $68,577, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 105,714 students.
BLUE SPRINGS HIGH is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 479 to 419 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.7:1 to 14.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
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- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
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Nearby schools
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGH0.5 mi · 2,429
- FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.1.2 mi · 401
- JAMES WALKER ELEM.1.4 mi · 456
- WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.1.9 mi · 529
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 919
- JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.2.1 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.How many students attend THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.?
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 419 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. serve?
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is approximately 14.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.?
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. reports a student body of 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. in?
THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM. is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
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