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Blue Hills Elementary Primary School
1911 North Blue Mills Rd Independence MO, 64058, Jackson County Phone: 816-650-7440 Ranking:  (914 out of 1,698, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Fort Osage R-I School District 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: | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 379 | 395 | 394 | 366 | 399 | 415 | 511 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 20.3% | 70 | 17.7% | 90 | 22.8% | 59 | 16.1% | 65 | 16.3% | 81 | 19.5% | 107 | 20.9% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 17.4% | 84 | 21.3% | 63 | 16.0% | 69 | 18.9% | 83 | 20.8% | 83 | 20.0% | 103 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 21.1% | 67 | 17.0% | 76 | 19.3% | 79 | 21.6% | 93 | 23.3% | 82 | 19.8% | 114 | 22.3% |
| Grade 3: | 77 | 20.3% | 82 | 20.8% | 84 | 21.3% | 84 | 23.0% | 78 | 19.5% | 89 | 21.4% | 95 | 18.6% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 20.8% | 92 | 23.3% | 81 | 20.6% | 75 | 20.5% | 80 | 20.1% | 80 | 19.3% | 92 | 18.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 215 | 56.7% | 220 | 55.7% | 210 | 53.3% | 189 | 51.6% | 189 | 47.4% | 199 | 48.0% | 262 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 164 | 43.3% | 175 | 44.3% | 184 | 46.7% | 177 | 48.4% | 202 | 50.6% | 208 | 50.1% | 245 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 18 | 4.5% | 16 | 3.9% | 15 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 5.3% | 20 | 5.1% | 22 | 5.6% | 19 | 5.2% | 28 | 7.0% | 31 | 7.5% | 33 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 21 | 5.5% | 14 | 3.5% | 18 | 4.6% | 23 | 6.3% | 22 | 5.5% | 21 | 5.1% | 43 | 8.4% |
| White: | 306 | 80.7% | 328 | 83.0% | 323 | 82.0% | 310 | 84.7% | 329 | 82.5% | 346 | 83.4% | 417 | 81.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 5.0% | 17 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.8% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 39.3% | 157 | 39.7% | 133 | 33.8% | 107 | 29.2% | 136 | 34.1% | 115 | 27.7% | 165 | 32.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 10.0% | 41 | 10.4% | 43 | 10.9% | 44 | 12.0% | 43 | 10.8% | 51 | 12.3% | 49 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.47 | 14.26 | 15.19 | 13.60 | 13.92 | 14.10 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 33.5% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 35.8% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 37.6% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 32.4% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 45.8% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 48.5% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 37.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 41.7% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 42.6% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 45.8% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 42.6% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 44.5% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.2% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 63.3% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 52.5% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 51.9% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 43.9% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 39.8% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.2% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 51.2% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 56.1% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 49.5% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 49.6% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 34.9% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 39.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 43.5% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 45.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 57.1% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 54.7% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 50.7% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 40% | 50.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% | 62.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% | 37.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.4% | 40.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.6% | 59.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,839.0 | $39,919.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,842.0 | $33,021.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,995.0 | $44,640.0 |
* Blue Hills Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.