📍 17302 e R D Mize Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64057
Blackburn Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths.
Blackburn Elem. enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 372 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Blackburn 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 21.
Blackburn Elem. is one of 31 schools in INDEPENDENCE 30, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 14,272 students district-wide and employs 926 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Blackburn Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large