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William Southern Elementary Primary School
4300 South Phelps Rd Independence MO, 64055, Jackson County Phone: 816-521-5475 Ranking: (831 out of 1,698, top 49%)* 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: | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 550 | 566 | 534 | 544 | 537 | 531 | 523 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 22 | 4.0% | 30 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.6% | 34 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.6% | 45 | 8.5% | 35 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten: | 101 | 18.4% | 93 | 16.4% | 94 | 17.6% | 96 | 17.6% | 86 | 16.0% | 85 | 16.0% | 94 | 18.0% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 17.1% | 98 | 17.3% | 87 | 16.3% | 89 | 16.4% | 88 | 16.4% | 97 | 18.3% | 85 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 94 | 17.1% | 90 | 15.9% | 87 | 16.3% | 78 | 14.3% | 92 | 17.1% | 73 | 13.7% | 79 | 15.1% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 14.5% | 86 | 15.2% | 68 | 12.7% | 90 | 16.5% | 74 | 13.8% | 75 | 14.1% | 78 | 14.9% |
Grade 4: | 84 | 15.3% | 75 | 13.3% | 94 | 17.6% | 77 | 14.2% | 85 | 15.8% | 79 | 14.9% | 90 | 17.2% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 13.6% | 94 | 16.6% | 74 | 13.9% | 80 | 14.7% | 82 | 15.3% | 77 | 14.5% | 62 | 11.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 270 | 49.1% | 295 | 52.1% | 274 | 51.3% | 275 | 50.6% | 280 | 52.1% | 279 | 52.5% | 265 | 50.7% |
Female: | 280 | 50.9% | 271 | 47.9% | 260 | 48.7% | 269 | 49.4% | 249 | 46.4% | 244 | 46.0% | 254 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.7% | 12 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.4% | 18 | 3.4% |
Hispanic: | 71 | 12.9% | 67 | 11.8% | 62 | 11.6% | 78 | 14.3% | 69 | 12.8% | 57 | 10.7% | 57 | 10.9% |
Black: | 139 | 25.3% | 143 | 25.3% | 143 | 26.8% | 133 | 24.4% | 136 | 25.3% | 113 | 21.3% | 70 | 13.4% |
White: | 295 | 53.6% | 310 | 54.8% | 295 | 55.2% | 306 | 56.3% | 315 | 58.7% | 341 | 64.2% | 371 | 70.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 33 | 6.0% | 32 | 5.7% | 22 | 4.1% | 13 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 262 | 47.6% | 307 | 54.2% | 289 | 54.1% | 241 | 44.3% | 245 | 45.6% | 192 | 36.2% | 156 | 29.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 8.0% | 41 | 7.2% | 41 | 7.7% | 69 | 12.7% | 46 | 8.6% | 59 | 11.1% | 59 | 11.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.35 | 17.34 | 16.08 | 18.01 | 16.61 | 13.60 | 15.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 46.5% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 45.3% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 39.4% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 32.7% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 38.9% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 38.1% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 39.3% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 39.8% | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 46.8% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 51.4% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 41.3% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 40.6% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 39.3% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 39.5% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 39.3% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 39.7% | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.4% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 49.1% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 49.7% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.6% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 45.8% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 48.2% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 45.6% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 48% | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 49.9% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 49.8% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.1% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 40.4% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 45.2% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 44.1% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 37.5% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 40.2% | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 54% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 49.3% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 48% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.9% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 47.1% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 46.3% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 44% | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 50.9% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.7% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 41.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.2% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 51.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 48.6% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 44.2% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 40.5% | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 47.7% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 54% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 49.7% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 49.6% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 44.8% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 27.6% | 35.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 72.4% | 64.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.6% | 29.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.4% | 71.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,226.0 | $45,609.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,808.0 | $34,780.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,195.0 | $50,039.0 |
* William Southern Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.