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William Yates Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3600 Davidson Rd
Independence, MO 64055
Phone
(816) 874-3740
District
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.7% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

William Yates Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
70%
41%
67%
42%
72%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
44%
54%
44%
64%
44%
59%
44%
54%
44%
64%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
69%
40%
64%
44%
74%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 73 17.6%
Grade 1 72 17.4%
Grade 2 70 16.9%
Grade 3 74 17.9%
Grade 4 70 16.9%
Grade 5 55 13.3%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.9% 73.1% 72.4%
Black 20.5% 13.7% 16.0%
Hispanic 17.3% 10.1% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 2.3% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.3% 0.8% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 28.1% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 39.6% 21.0% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.9% 7.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 82,764 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,536.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,477 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.7% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.4% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.9% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,411 $93,569,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $9,924,000 4.8%
Staff $242 $3,532,000 1.7%
General Administration $242 $3,537,000 1.7%
School Administration $616 $8,990,000 4.4%
Operation $1,416 $20,662,000 10.1%
Transportation $570 $8,318,000 4.0%
Other $774 $11,299,000 5.5%
Total Support $4,540 $66,262,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,128 $45,658,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $14,079 $205,489,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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