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Black student results in Independence 30

Across 22 schools in Independence 30, 19% of Black students meet proficient or advanced. That is 3.1 points below the Missouri average for Black students.

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35.9%
All students
19%
Black
31.5%
Hispanic
42.2%
White

Average across the 22 schools in Independence 30 with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 15 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, John W. Luff Elementary reports 30.8% of Black students meeting the standard. Cassell Park Elementary, in the same district, reports 5.9%. That is a 24.9-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Independence 30

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient or advanced. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
John W. Luff Elementary 45.8% 30.8% 38.5% 54.8%
Korte Elementary 37.6% 29% 35.8% 40%
Thomas Hart Benton Elementary 36.8% 27.8% 23.9% 43.4%
Little Blue Elementary 39% 26.8% 50.6%
William Southern Elementary 43.7% 26.8% 48.6% 57.1%
Ott Elementary 36.6% 25% 20.9% 44.2%
Bridger Middle School 43.6% 24.9% 36.4% 52.8%
Bingham Middle School 31.9% 21.1% 22.4% 38.7%
Glendale Elementary 46% 20.7% 54.2% 51%
Sycamore Hills Elementary 45.9% 20.6% 43% 54.7%
Pioneer Ridge Middle School 37.6% 20.2% 29.8% 45.2%
Truman High School 39.3% 19.1% 34.8% 43%
William Chrisman High School 39.6% 18.7% 23.4% 41.7%
Van Horn High School 30.1% 16.8% 28.2% 30.3%
Procter Elementary 35.9% 15.5% 27.3% 50%
Clifford H. Nowlin Middle School 24.1% 13.5% 27.1% 26%
Randall Elementary 29% 13.2% 31.9% 31.9%
Blackburn Elementary 45% 13.1% 53.8%
Abraham Mallinson Elementary 22.2% 11.8% 24% 25.4%
Three Trails Elementary 34.7% 10.6% 32.2% 40%
Fairmount Elementary 21.1% 6% 20.1% 25.1%
Cassell Park Elementary 24.6% 5.9% 27.9% 29.3%

Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.

How to read this. DESE suppresses results for groups with too few students tested. Schools without a reportable Black student result are excluded rather than shown as zero — 700 of Missouri's schools have reportable data. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, Missouri figures should not be compared against another state's.

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