Blue Springs South High High School
1200 Se Adams Dairy Parkway Blue Springs MO, 64014, Jackson County Phone: 816-224-1315 Ranking:  (40 out of 498, top 8%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Blue Springs R-IV School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 92 | 94 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 92 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,124 | 1,506 | 1,478 | 1,405 | 1,379 | 1,346 | 1,430 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 576 | 27.1% | 9 | 0.6% | 35 | 2.4% | 29 | 2.1% | 23 | 1.7% | 21 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.3% |
| Grade 10: | 525 | 24.7% | 555 | 36.9% | 510 | 34.5% | 485 | 34.5% | 497 | 36.0% | 466 | 34.6% | 469 | 32.8% |
| Grade 11: | 544 | 25.6% | 497 | 33.0% | 456 | 30.9% | 485 | 34.5% | 445 | 32.3% | 426 | 31.6% | 464 | 32.4% |
| Grade 12: | 479 | 22.6% | 445 | 29.5% | 477 | 32.3% | 406 | 28.9% | 414 | 30.0% | 433 | 32.2% | 478 | 33.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,074 | 50.6% | 773 | 51.3% | 768 | 52.0% | 730 | 52.0% | 709 | 51.4% | 679 | 50.4% | 745 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 1,050 | 49.4% | 733 | 48.7% | 710 | 48.0% | 675 | 48.0% | 662 | 48.0% | 659 | 49.0% | 681 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 43 | 2.0% | 31 | 2.1% | 32 | 2.2% | 24 | 1.7% | 42 | 3.0% | 36 | 2.7% | 39 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 100 | 4.7% | 68 | 4.5% | 75 | 5.1% | 64 | 4.6% | 59 | 4.3% | 61 | 4.5% | 51 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 274 | 12.9% | 180 | 12.0% | 184 | 12.4% | 168 | 12.0% | 157 | 11.4% | 148 | 11.0% | 174 | 12.2% |
| White: | 1,634 | 76.9% | 1,182 | 78.5% | 1,145 | 77.5% | 1,117 | 79.5% | 1,116 | 80.9% | 1,092 | 81.1% | 1,158 | 81.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 58 | 2.7% | 36 | 2.4% | 30 | 2.0% | 22 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 311 | 14.6% | 210 | 13.9% | 205 | 13.9% | 166 | 11.8% | 156 | 11.3% | 122 | 9.1% | 89 | 6.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 4.0% | 79 | 5.2% | 71 | 4.8% | 60 | 4.3% | 43 | 3.1% | 50 | 3.7% | 39 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.12 | 16.08 | 16.54 | 15.70 | 14.80 | 14.60 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 56.2% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 55.1% | 41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 58.2% | 46.2% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 56.9% | 42.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 53.5% | 41.8% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 52.7% | 39.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | 74.2% | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 38.8% | 73.1% | 42.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 29.6% | 73.2% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 31.7% | 74.3% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 29.8% | 71.2% | 57% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 67.7% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 68.9% | 53.1% |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 81% | 76.5% | 56.2% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 68.8% | 54.2% |
| 2012 | American History | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 69.5% | 48.3% |
| 2013 | American History | End of course | % met std | 67.1% | 67.2% | 46.9% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 61.4% | 67.4% | 55.1% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 70.9% | 72.3% | 43.3% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 74.9% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 67.9% | 55% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 74.7% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 85.2% | 83.2% | 72.5% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 26.7% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 86.1% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 85.3% | 73% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 82.6% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 61.8% | 48.5% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45.8% | 56.2% | 49.7% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65.8% | 70.9% | 62.6% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 49.1% | 65% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 21.4% | 56.7% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 37.3% | 63.7% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.3% | 37.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 58.8% | 62.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.8% | 20.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.3% | 80.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,844.0 | $43,708.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,392.0 | $35,227.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,511.0 | $45,828.0 |
* Blue Springs South High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.