James Elementary Primary School
5810 Scarritt Kansas City MO, 64123, Jackson County Phone: 816-418-3650 Ranking: (1,567 out of 1,698, bottom 8%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Kansas City School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 370 | 459 | 407 | 425 | 329 | 302 | 400 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 12.0% | 51 | 12.5% | 66 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 10.3% |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 17.8% | 72 | 15.7% | 77 | 18.9% | 57 | 13.4% | 45 | 13.7% | 48 | 15.9% | 48 | 12.0% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 17.3% | 71 | 15.5% | 61 | 15.0% | 59 | 13.9% | 49 | 14.9% | 47 | 15.6% | 66 | 16.5% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 17.8% | 56 | 12.2% | 58 | 14.3% | 51 | 12.0% | 34 | 10.3% | 44 | 14.6% | 47 | 11.8% |
Grade 3: | 55 | 14.9% | 56 | 12.2% | 39 | 9.6% | 47 | 11.1% | 52 | 15.8% | 28 | 9.3% | 60 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 13.2% | 54 | 11.8% | 46 | 11.3% | 46 | 10.8% | 29 | 8.8% | 39 | 12.9% | 53 | 13.3% |
Grade 5: | 42 | 11.4% | 49 | 10.7% | 40 | 9.8% | 50 | 11.8% | 44 | 13.4% | 32 | 10.6% | 46 | 11.5% |
Grade 6: | 28 | 7.6% | 46 | 10.0% | 35 | 8.6% | 49 | 11.5% | 26 | 7.9% | 32 | 10.6% | 39 | 9.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 199 | 53.8% | 252 | 54.9% | 217 | 53.3% | 236 | 55.5% | 174 | 52.9% | 166 | 55.0% | 218 | 54.5% |
Female: | 171 | 46.2% | 207 | 45.1% | 190 | 46.7% | 189 | 44.5% | 147 | 44.7% | 128 | 42.4% | 178 | 44.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 26 | 7.0% | 35 | 7.6% | 17 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.5% | 9 | 2.7% | 9 | 3.0% | 20 | 5.0% |
Hispanic: | 237 | 64.1% | 312 | 68.0% | 286 | 70.3% | 288 | 67.8% | 237 | 72.0% | 224 | 74.2% | 287 | 71.8% |
Black: | 36 | 9.7% | 36 | 7.8% | 42 | 10.3% | 57 | 13.4% | 29 | 8.8% | 29 | 9.6% | 24 | 6.0% |
White: | 69 | 18.6% | 75 | 16.3% | 62 | 15.2% | 61 | 14.4% | 54 | 16.4% | 40 | 13.2% | 68 | 17.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 330 | 89.2% | NA | NA | 334 | 82.1% | 335 | 78.8% | 267 | 81.2% | 246 | 81.5% | 285 | 71.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 20 | 4.9% | 13 | 3.1% | 16 | 4.9% | 26 | 8.6% | 34 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.72 | 14.71 | 14.32 | 16.38 | 13.91 | 13.80 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 24.3% | 43.3% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 24.3% | 43.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 17.6% | 40.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 20% | 41% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 20.9% | 43.9% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 19.1% | 44.5% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 18.4% | 46% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | N/A | 48.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 23.7% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 27.2% | 45.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 22.7% | 44.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 25.8% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 28.5% | 47.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 23.2% | 50.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 30.4% | 52.5% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 51.4% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 22.4% | 44.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 27.5% | 46% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 24.3% | 45.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 24.7% | 47% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 25.2% | 51.7% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 25.2% | 52.7% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 25.7% | 52.8% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | N/A | 53.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 24.1% | 44.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 25.7% | 45.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 21.3% | 44.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 22.2% | 44.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 29.1% | 49.1% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 30.9% | 51.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 32.1% | 51.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | N/A | 50.7% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 23.7% | 46% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 26.2% | 48.6% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 25.8% | 48.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 22.7% | 49.4% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 29.5% | 51.8% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 24.2% | 52.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 25.3% | 52.6% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 53% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 21.9% | 44% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.4% | 21.8% | 47.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 20.7% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 21% | 47.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 32.5% | 52.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 26.6% | 53.4% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 31.8% | 55% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | N/A | 54.5% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 14.7% | 45% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 18.3% | 49.3% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 14.3% | 50.9% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 15.1% | 51.6% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | N/A | 51.9% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 24.9% | 47.6% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 24.7% | 48.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 25.6% | 50.2% |
2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 31.2% | 51.1% |
2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 26.5% | 50.9% |
2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | N/A | 51.6% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 24.5% | 51.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 23.6% | 50.7% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 29.6% | 56% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 31% | 57.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 31.5% | 56.3% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | N/A | 56.9% |
2009 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 28% | 51.1% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 32.3% | 52.4% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 20% | 26.5% | 52.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 19% | 29.5% | 55.2% |
2010 | Communication Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 30.9% | 52.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 27% | 52% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 19% | 48.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% | 47.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% | 52.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% | 21.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% | 78.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,624.0 | $45,722.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,333.0 | $31,533.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,270.0 | $49,663.0 |
* James Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.