📍 15208 e 39th St S, Independence, Jackson County, 64055
Sycamore Hills Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths.
Sycamore Hills Elem. enrolls 543 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 543 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Sycamore Hills 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 29.
Sycamore Hills 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 543 students, Sycamore Hills Elem. is larger than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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