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Matthews Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
144 Mcquerry Rd
Grain Valley, MO 64029
Phone
(816) 229-4870
District
GRAIN VALLEY R-V
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
380
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Matthews Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
41%
37%
42%
57%
40%
47%
41%
37%
42%
57%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
44%
47%
44%
47%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
40%
52%
44%
37%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 54 14.2%
Grade 1 61 16.1%
Grade 2 55 14.5%
Grade 3 77 20.3%
Grade 4 62 16.3%
Grade 5 71 18.7%
Total 380 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.8% 86.2% 72.4%
Black 8.2% 3.6% 16.0%
Hispanic 11.3% 8.6% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.9% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.5% 25.8% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 29.7% 18.3% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 7.5% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,244 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 573.7 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,953 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.4% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.7% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.7% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 20.2% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.1% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.6% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,328 $24,008,000 40.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $628 $2,829,000 4.7%
Staff $369 $1,664,000 2.8%
General Administration $928 $4,182,000 7.0%
School Administration $582 $2,624,000 4.4%
Operation $923 $4,159,000 7.0%
Transportation $458 $2,065,000 3.5%
Other $196 $885,000 1.5%
Total Support $4,085 $18,408,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,858 $17,385,000 29.1%
Total Expenditures $13,271 $59,801,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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