Elm Grove Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Independence, Missouri

Elm Grove Elementary in Independence, Missouri enrolled 305 students in 2024-25 with 25.1 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

325 students in 2022-23, 320 students in 2023-24, 305 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.9 to 25.1.

Students enrolled at Elm Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233252023-243202024-25305
Students enrolled at Elm Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233252023-243202024-25305
Students enrolled at Elm Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233252023-243202024-25305
Students enrolled at Elm Grove Elementary by school year2022-23: 325, 2023-24: 320, 2024-25: 30501002003004002022-233252023-243202024-25305
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332527.911.7
2023-2432026.312.2
2024-2530525.112.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Elm Grove Elementary 12.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherElm Grove Elementary 12.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Elm Grove Elementary 12.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherElm Grove Elementary 12.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Elm Grove Elementary 12.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherElm Grove Elementary 12.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Elm Grove Elementary 12.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherElm Grove Elementary 12.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 303 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elm Grove Elementary enrolled 303 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 303 of the 303 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions20
  • Chronically absent28.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.0% of students were White, 16.1% Hispanic, 15.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White57.0%
  2. Hispanic16.1%
  3. Black15.1%
  4. Two or more races10.2%
  5. Pacific Islander1.3%
  6. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Elm Grove Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%36%43.2%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%31% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Independence

24 public elementary schools in Independence report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sycamore Hills Elementary57417.647.4%
William Yates Elementary46313.639.3%
William Southern Elementary45817.763.5%
Korte Elementary44414.877.7%
Glendale Elementary41713.760.0%
Thomas Hart Benton Elementary40114.674.3%
Ott Elementary38415.360.7%
Indian Trails Elementary36513.155.3%

All public schools in Independence →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Elm Grove Elementary

  1. Cler-Mont ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 298 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Randall ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 284 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Elm Grove Elementary with Cler-Mont ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Osage R-I School District spends per student$12,731 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,731
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriElm Grove Elementary is the number 672 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#672 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.12.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Elm Grove Elementary

  1. How many students attend Elm Grove Elementary?
    305 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 325 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Independence, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Grove Elementary?
    12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Elm Grove Elementary a Title I school?
    Elm Grove Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Elm Grove Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Elm Grove Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Elm Grove Elementary in?
    Fort Osage R-I School District, NCES district ID 2912290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291229000493 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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