📍 2101 N Twyman Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64058
Blue Hills Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blue Hills Elem. enrolls 352 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 352 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blue Hills Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 11, state house district 20.
Blue Hills Elem. is one of 11 schools in FORT OSAGE R-I, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 4,718 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 352 students, Blue Hills Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 429 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe