Blue Springs R-Iv Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Voy Spears JR Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Chapel Lakes Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Lucy Franklin Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A Delta Woods Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A Thomas J Ultican Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
6. A James Walker Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A- James Lewis Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A- Sunny Pointe Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A- William Yates Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. A- Brittany Hill Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)

High schools (2)

• B+ Blue Springs High, Blue Springs
• B+ Blue Springs South High, Blue Springs

Middle and junior high schools (5)

• A- Brittany Hill Middle, Blue Springs
• A Delta Woods Middle, Lees Summit
• B+ Moreland Ridge Middle, Blue Springs
• B Paul Kinder Middle School, Blue Springs
• A+ Voy Spears JR Elem, Lees Summit

Elementary and primary schools (12)

• A+ Chapel Lakes Elem, Lees Summit
• B+ Cordill Mason Elem, Blue Springs
• B+ Daniel Young Elem, Blue Springs
• B+ Franklin Smith Elem, Blue Springs
• A- James Lewis Elem, Blue Springs
• A James Walker Elem, Blue Springs
• B+ John Nowlin Elem, Blue Springs
• A Lucy Franklin Elem, Blue Springs
• A- Sunny Pointe Elem, Blue Springs
• A Thomas J Ultican Elem, Blue Springs
• B William Bryant Elem, Blue Springs
• A- William Yates Elem, Independence

Other schools and academies (1)

• Liggett Trail Education Center, Blue Springs

Cities and towns served (3)

• Blue Springs (16)
• Lees Summit (3)
• Independence (1)

• State: Best schools in Missouri
• County: Jackson County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 14,744 students with 990 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,283 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2905310
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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