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Blackburn Elementary Primary School
17302 East R D Mize Rd Independence MO, 64057, Jackson County Phone: 816-521-5395 Ranking:  (325 out of 1,698, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Independence Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 490 | 521 | 614 | 639 | 636 | 619 | 632 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 25 | 5.1% | 24 | 4.6% | 33 | 5.4% | 37 | 5.8% | 35 | 5.5% | 41 | 6.6% | 32 | 5.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 64 | 13.1% | 76 | 14.6% | 98 | 16.0% | 101 | 15.8% | 96 | 15.1% | 80 | 12.9% | 116 | 18.4% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 15.3% | 86 | 16.5% | 108 | 17.6% | 102 | 16.0% | 88 | 13.8% | 109 | 17.6% | 76 | 12.0% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 19.4% | 84 | 16.1% | 92 | 15.0% | 86 | 13.5% | 121 | 19.0% | 76 | 12.3% | 104 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 17.1% | 75 | 14.4% | 85 | 13.8% | 117 | 18.3% | 75 | 11.8% | 108 | 17.4% | 100 | 15.8% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 15.5% | 72 | 13.8% | 122 | 19.9% | 82 | 12.8% | 114 | 17.9% | 100 | 16.2% | 101 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 14.5% | 104 | 20.0% | 76 | 12.4% | 114 | 17.8% | 107 | 16.8% | 105 | 17.0% | 103 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 50.8% | 263 | 50.5% | 308 | 50.2% | 327 | 51.2% | 310 | 48.7% | 295 | 47.7% | 302 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 241 | 49.2% | 258 | 49.5% | 306 | 49.8% | 312 | 48.8% | 318 | 50.0% | 316 | 51.1% | 326 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.8% | 14 | 2.2% | 26 | 4.1% | 25 | 4.0% | 31 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 12.0% | 58 | 11.1% | 72 | 11.7% | 65 | 10.2% | 58 | 9.1% | 49 | 7.9% | 40 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 56 | 11.4% | 52 | 10.0% | 57 | 9.3% | 68 | 10.6% | 73 | 11.5% | 56 | 9.0% | 44 | 7.0% |
| White: | 322 | 65.7% | 360 | 69.1% | 436 | 71.0% | 466 | 72.9% | 475 | 74.7% | 484 | 78.2% | 515 | 81.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 9.4% | 39 | 7.5% | 33 | 5.4% | 19 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 195 | 39.8% | 202 | 38.8% | 261 | 42.5% | 189 | 29.6% | 180 | 28.3% | 148 | 23.9% | 117 | 18.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 8.6% | 32 | 6.1% | 30 | 4.9% | 57 | 8.9% | 38 | 6.0% | 34 | 5.5% | 38 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.15 | 17.47 | 19.19 | 19.31 | 18.86 | 17.40 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 46.5% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 45.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 39.4% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 32.7% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 38.9% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 38.1% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 39.3% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 39.8% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 46.8% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 51.4% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 41.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 40.6% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 39.3% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 39.5% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 39.3% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 39.7% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 53.4% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 49.1% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 49.7% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 45.6% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 45.8% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 48.2% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 45.6% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 48% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 49.9% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 49.8% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 49.1% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 40.4% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 45.2% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 44.1% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 37.5% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 40.2% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 54% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 49.3% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 48% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 51.9% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 47.1% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 46.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 44% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 50.9% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 49.7% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 41.3% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 46.2% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51.4% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 44.2% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 40.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 47.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 54% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 49.7% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 49.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 44.8% | 51.9% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 11.8% | 20.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 88.2% | 80.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 11.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.1% | 88.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $51,850.0 | $49,695.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $37,064.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,556.0 | $51,324.0 |
* Blackburn Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.