JOHN W. LUFF ELEM.

Regular School · INDEPENDENCE, MO

JOHN W. LUFF ELEM. is a regular school school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, serving grades PK–05 with 362 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

362

Teachers (FTE)

24.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	155	43%
Hispanic/Latino	95	26%
Black or African American	73	20%
Two or more races	32	9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	362	173M / 189F

English Language Learners: 21 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	36.9%	168
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	46.6%	170
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	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)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.1% 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.)	362	100%

Contact & Location

3700 S DELAWARE AVE

INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055

Phone: (816)521-5415

http://www.isdschools.org

District

INDEPENDENCE 30

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,399

District enrollment: 14,406

Other Schools in District

ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY Elementary
BLACKBURN ELEM. Elementary
BRYANT ELEM. Elementary
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY Elementary
FAIRMOUNT ELEM. Elementary
GLENDALE ELEM. Elementary
KORTE ELEM. Elementary
LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARY 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

291548000713

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