VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM.

VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. is one of the well-populated elementary-level communitys in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, with 546 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 73% bigger than typical.

VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. is one of 20 schools operated by BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, a district that instructs 14,657 students overall.

Looking at the student body, VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 14% of students at VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is DELTA WOODS MIDDLE, roughly 2.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. has increased 6%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 77% to 72%.

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