JAMES WALKER ELEM.

Regular School · BLUE SPRINGS, MO

JAMES WALKER ELEM. is a regular school school in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri, serving grades KG–05 with 456 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

456

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	263	58%
Black or African American	79	17%
Hispanic/Latino	70	15%
Two or more races	35	8%
Asian	7	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	456	239M / 217F

English Language Learners: 11 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	66.0% +29.1pp	36.9%	205
Reading Proficiency	61.0% +14.4pp	46.6%	205
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	63

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.66 grade levels

Math

+0.26 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	456	100%

Contact & Location

201 SE SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL RD

BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64014

Phone: (816)874-3660

http://www.bssd.net

District

BLUE SPRINGS R-IV

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,218

District enrollment: 14,595

Other Schools in District

CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. Elementary
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. Elementary
DANIEL YOUNG ELEM. Elementary
FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM. Elementary
JAMES LEWIS ELEM. Elementary
JOHN NOWLIN ELEM. Elementary
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. Elementary
SUNNY POINTE ELEM. Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 64014) → CensusDepth.com
Missouri population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Missouri teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

290531000083

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD