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William Yates Elementary Primary School
3600 Davidson Rd Independence MO, 64055, Jackson County Phone: 816-224-1350 Ranking:  (224 out of 1,698, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Blue Springs R-IV 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: | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 402 | 399 | 363 | 387 | 372 | 379 | 359 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 14.7% | 80 | 20.1% | 62 | 17.1% | 66 | 17.1% | 73 | 19.6% | 76 | 20.1% | 63 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 19.2% | 63 | 15.8% | 62 | 17.1% | 71 | 18.3% | 75 | 20.2% | 57 | 15.0% | 60 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 14.9% | 66 | 16.5% | 59 | 16.3% | 70 | 18.1% | 55 | 14.8% | 63 | 16.6% | 62 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 17.2% | 61 | 15.3% | 65 | 17.9% | 54 | 14.0% | 50 | 13.4% | 68 | 17.9% | 63 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 15.4% | 67 | 16.8% | 52 | 14.3% | 55 | 14.2% | 58 | 15.6% | 63 | 16.6% | 53 | 14.8% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 16.7% | 57 | 14.3% | 54 | 14.9% | 62 | 16.0% | 61 | 16.4% | 52 | 13.7% | 58 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 52.0% | 198 | 49.6% | 190 | 52.3% | 205 | 53.0% | 184 | 49.5% | 198 | 52.2% | 200 | 55.7% |
| Female: | 193 | 48.0% | 201 | 50.4% | 173 | 47.7% | 182 | 47.0% | 180 | 48.4% | 173 | 45.6% | 155 | 43.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 13 | 3.2% | 15 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 21 | 5.4% | 22 | 5.9% | 18 | 4.7% | 13 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 10.2% | 45 | 11.3% | 47 | 12.9% | 53 | 13.7% | 35 | 9.4% | 26 | 6.9% | 30 | 8.4% |
| Black: | 47 | 11.7% | 41 | 10.3% | 34 | 9.4% | 41 | 10.6% | 49 | 13.2% | 64 | 16.9% | 50 | 13.9% |
| White: | 278 | 69.2% | 281 | 70.4% | 263 | 72.5% | 272 | 70.3% | 265 | 71.2% | 270 | 71.2% | 266 | 74.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 5.5% | 17 | 4.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 35.8% | 156 | 39.1% | 126 | 34.7% | 134 | 34.6% | 111 | 29.8% | 94 | 24.8% | 86 | 24.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 12.2% | 40 | 10.0% | 32 | 8.8% | 30 | 7.8% | 36 | 9.7% | 33 | 8.7% | 27 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.44 | 14.10 | 13.78 | 14.17 | 12.73 | 12.10 | 11.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 60.1% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 54.1% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 48.9% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 58.6% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 58.5% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 56.2% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 61.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 66% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.2% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.8% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.9% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.2% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73.5% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 72% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 59.7% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 61% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 59.6% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 59.9% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 64.6% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 65.7% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 70.2% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 67.1% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.2% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 62.8% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 64.9% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 69% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 68.6% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 69.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.6% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 72.7% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 61.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 57.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 62.1% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 62.6% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 66.2% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 64.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 67.5% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 66.7% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 63.6% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 65.5% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 69.4% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.4% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.3% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 74.2% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.2% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 69.4% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.5% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 70.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 74.7% | 51.9% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.0% | 29.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.0% | 70.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% | 77.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,302.0 | $45,264.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,128.0 | $32,663.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,066.0 | $48,865.0 |
* William Yates 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.