WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM.

Regular School · INDEPENDENCE, MO

WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM. is a regular school school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, serving grades PK–05 with 458 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

458

Teachers (FTE)

25.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	169	37%
Black or African American	157	34%
Hispanic/Latino	81	18%
Two or more races	41	9%
Asian	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
Total enrollment	458	226M / 232F

English Language Learners: 23 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	36.9%	191
Reading Proficiency	35-39%	46.6%	190
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	74

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)

-0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.8% 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.)	458	100%

Contact & Location

4300 S PHELPS RD

INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055

Phone: (816)521-5475

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
JOHN W. LUFF ELEM. Elementary
KORTE 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

291548000725

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