📍 2101 N Twyman Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64058
Cler-mont Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cler-mont Elem. enrolls 318 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.7% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 8.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 318 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Cler-mont Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-50, state senate district 11, state house district 20.
Cler-mont 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 318 students, Cler-mont 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: Suburb - Large