📍 10401 East 31st Street South, Independence, Jackson County, 64052
Cassell Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cassell Park Elementary enrolls 375 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 155 | 41% |
| White | 125 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 11% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
300 of the school's 375 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 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.
Cassell Park Elementary 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.
Cassell Park 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 375 students, Cassell Park 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: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near Cassell Park Elementary.
Find vacancies →