📍 1301 S Windsor St, Independence, Jackson County, 64055
Santa Fe Trail Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths.
Santa Fe Trail Elem. enrolls 386 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 8.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 386 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Santa Fe Trail 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.
Santa Fe Trail 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 386 students, Santa Fe Trail 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
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