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Little Blue Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths.
Little Blue Elementary enrolls 295 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 14% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 295 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Little Blue Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Little Blue Elementary 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 295 students, Little Blue Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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