📍 2101 N Twyman Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64058
Indian Trails Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Osage R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Indian Trails Elem. enrolls 355 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 16% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 9.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 355 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Indian Trails 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.
Indian Trails 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 355 students, Indian Trails 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
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