John W. Luff Elementary School

3700 South Delaware Ave, Independence, MO 64055 | (816) 521-5415

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 448

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 448 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 567th out of 1,209 elementary schools in MO.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Not Met

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 3700 S Delaware Ave, Independence, MO 64055

Principal or Admin: Antoinette Kilgore
Fax: (816) 521-5639

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Independence 30 School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,702
Graduation Rate: 76.2%
Dropout Rate: 3.3%
Students Per Teacher: 14.1
Enrolled Students: 13,815

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 448
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 237 (52.9%)
Females: 211 (47.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 34 (7.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 233 (52.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 267 (59.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

John W. Luff Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.4%
Black	62	13.8%
Asian	14	3.1%
Hispanic	67	15.0%
White	303	67.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	29	6.5%
Kindergarten	64	14.3%
1st Grade	79	17.6%
2nd Grade	73	16.3%
3rd Grade	73	16.3%
4th Grade	66	14.7%
5th Grade	64	14.3%

Classroom Environment (2010)

Students Per Classroom

School:

18.0

District:

18.0

Faculty Information (2010)

Principal Years of Experience: 29.0

Teacher Average Years of Experience: 10.1

Faculty Salary (2010)

Average Salary of Administration: $85,090

Average Salary of Teachers: $50,174

Teacher Credentials (2009)

Percent of Teachers with Regular Certificates

School:

100.0%

District:

99.0%

Source: MO Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that John W. Luff Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on MAP state exams in the following subjects:

Communication Arts
Mathematics
Science

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Not Met

MAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	39.4%	38.9%	43.9%
2009	28.4%	32.7%	41.0%
2008	35.7%	39.4%	40.8%

Mathematics Test
2010	34.2%	39.3%	47.8%
2009	40.3%	40.6%	45.0%
2008	35.8%	41.3%	44.3%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	42.6%	45.8%	51.7%
2009	53.9%	45.6%	47.0%
2008	52.3%	49.7%	45.6%

Mathematics Test
2010	64.7%	45.2%	49.1%
2009	42.8%	40.4%	44.9%
2008	50.0%	49.1%	44.7%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Communication Arts Test
2010	48.3%	51.9%	51.8%
2009	56.3%	48.0%	49.4%
2008	46.3%	49.3%	48.7%

Mathematics Test
2010	63.4%	51.4%	52.4%
2009	39.6%	46.2%	47.8%
2008	48.1%	41.3%	46.3%

Science Test
2010	57.1%	54.0%	49.3%
2009	47.9%	47.7%	45.2%
2008	42.6%	47.5%	44.7%

Source: MO Department of Education 2009-2010

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