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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531000087
WILLIAM YATES ELEM.
3600 DAVIDSON RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055 · (816) 874-3740 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
229 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 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
72%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
71.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.2pp since 2021
Math
77.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 49.5% | 21.7% | 20.3% | 8.3% |
| Math | 62.5% | 14.8% | 12.5% | 10.1% |
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 | 71.2% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 77.7% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 80.5% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 69.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 WILLIAM YATES ELEM.
WILLIAM YATES ELEM.'s state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM YATES ELEM. this school | 463 | 49.5% | 72.0% |
| BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 352 | 48.0% | 48.8% |
| PARTRIDGE ELEM. FT LEONARD WOOD | 375 | 48.3% | 55.0% |
| THOMAS B. CHINN ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 466 | 46.4% | 39.9% |
| JAMES WALKER ELEM. BLUE SPRINGS | 456 | 49.8% | 77.2% |
| WOOD ELEM. FT LEONARD WOOD | 295 | 53.6% | 45.9% |
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 WILLIAM YATES ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #33 of 1,002 | #4 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #15 of 1,019 ▲ 1 | #4 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #39 of 1,018 ▲ 6 | #5 of 126 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #212 of 943 | #24 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #221 of 1,294 | #35 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #616 of 950 | #69 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #21 of 953 | #5 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #654 of 1,165 | #95 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #160 of 251 | #27 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
463
+89 (+24%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 49% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 33.6 | 13.3:1 | 46% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 31.7 | 13.1:1 | 49% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 41% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 42% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 42% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 13% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 36 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM YATES ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (438 to 463); teachers up 17% (29 to 34).
About WILLIAM YATES ELEM.
WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is a public mid-sized elementary school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The school has 463 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
The 20 schools of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, including WILLIAM YATES ELEM., enroll 14,657 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is White, with 43% of students. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Jackson County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The school's 34 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Income data for the school show 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
WILLIAM YATES ELEM. outperforms its prediction by 30.6 points. The model expects 41.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Missouri; the school's rate is 72.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jackson County show that median household income comes to about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County counts 244 public schools with about 105,714 students.
Among nearby public schools, SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. is closest at about 1.1 miles. WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 53.8% proficiency; WILLIAM YATES ELEM. posts 72.0%.
In the federal locale system, WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 463 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 374.
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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 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 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
Nearby schools
- SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM.1.1 mi · 574
- GLENDALE ELEM.1.5 mi · 417
- BLACKBURN ELEM.1.5 mi · 363
- WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.1.6 mi · 458
- HANTHORN EARLY EDUCATION1.8 mi · 180
- BRIDGER MIDDLE2.0 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM YATES ELEM.How large is WILLIAM YATES ELEM.?
WILLIAM YATES ELEM. enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WILLIAM YATES ELEM. serve?
WILLIAM YATES ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLIAM YATES ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is approximately 13.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILLIAM YATES ELEM.?
Student demographics at WILLIAM YATES ELEM. are roughly 43% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is WILLIAM YATES ELEM. in?
WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
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