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Best Elementary Schools
in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV

This page covers 13 elementary schools in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

13
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
CORDILL-MASON ELEM.
Grades KG–05736 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
2
rank
VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM.
Grades KG–05565 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
15.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
3
rank
DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.
Grades PK–05358 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
4
rank
WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.
Grades KG–05437 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
5
rank
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.
Grades KG–05562 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
6
rank
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.
Grades KG–05602 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
7
rank
JAMES WALKER ELEM.
Grades KG–05447 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
JAMES LEWIS ELEM.
Grades PK–05467 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
9
rank
FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.
Grades KG–05411 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.
Grades KG–05438 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,073
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
3 more elementary schools in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
22
Total Schools
60
#1 Score
55
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
CORDILL-MASON ELEM.
Score: 60/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.