📍 2601 N Liberty St, Independence, Jackson County, 64050
Mill Creek Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths.
Mill Creek Elem. enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 290 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Mill Creek 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.
Mill Creek 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 290 students, Mill Creek 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