WILLIAM YATES ELEM.

Regular School · INDEPENDENCE, MO

WILLIAM YATES ELEM. is a regular school school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, serving grades KG–05 with 463 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

463

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	197	43%
Hispanic/Latino	104	22%
Black or African American	85	18%
Two or more races	50	11%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	14	3%
Asian	8	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	463	252M / 211F

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

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	60-64%	36.9%	182
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	46.6%	182
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	72

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)

+0.57 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.8% 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.)	463	100%

Contact & Location

3600 DAVIDSON RD

INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055

Phone: (816)874-3740

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
JAMES WALKER ELEM. Elementary
JOHN NOWLIN ELEM. Elementary
LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM. Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 64055) → CensusDepth.com
Missouri population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Missouri teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

290531000087

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