📍 4300 S Phelps Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64055
William Southern Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths.
William Southern Elem. enrolls 430 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 30% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 9.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
313 of the school's 430 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
William Southern 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.
William Southern 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 430 students, William Southern Elem. is close to 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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