Matthews Elementary Primary School
144 Mcquerry Rd Grain Valley MO, 64029, Jackson County Phone: 816-229-4870 Ranking:  (382 out of 1,698, top 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Grain Valley R-V 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: | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 471 | 371 | 354 | 361 | 366 | 365 | 328 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 19.5% | 50 | 13.5% | 71 | 20.1% | 63 | 17.5% | 66 | 18.0% | 51 | 14.0% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 13.4% | 78 | 21.0% | 57 | 16.1% | 68 | 18.8% | 46 | 12.6% | 60 | 16.4% | 62 | 18.9% |
| Grade 2: | 92 | 19.5% | 56 | 15.1% | 65 | 18.4% | 46 | 12.7% | 63 | 17.2% | 62 | 17.0% | 57 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 16.8% | 70 | 18.9% | 51 | 14.4% | 63 | 17.5% | 58 | 15.8% | 63 | 17.3% | 51 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 81 | 17.2% | 57 | 15.4% | 60 | 16.9% | 49 | 13.6% | 67 | 18.3% | 63 | 17.3% | 58 | 17.7% |
| Grade 5: | 64 | 13.6% | 60 | 16.2% | 50 | 14.1% | 72 | 19.9% | 66 | 18.0% | 66 | 18.1% | 55 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 231 | 49.0% | 185 | 49.9% | 190 | 53.7% | 195 | 54.0% | 194 | 53.0% | 191 | 52.3% | 167 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 240 | 51.0% | 186 | 50.1% | 164 | 46.3% | 166 | 46.0% | 164 | 44.8% | 166 | 45.5% | 157 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 5.9% | 24 | 6.5% | 24 | 6.8% | 25 | 6.9% | 18 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.9% | 17 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 12 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.1% | 16 | 4.4% | 25 | 6.8% | 23 | 6.3% | 13 | 4.0% |
| White: | 396 | 84.1% | 312 | 84.1% | 304 | 85.9% | 315 | 87.3% | 319 | 87.2% | 320 | 87.7% | 297 | 90.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 6.2% | 21 | 5.7% | 12 | 3.4% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 155 | 32.9% | 100 | 27.0% | 81 | 22.9% | 91 | 25.2% | 100 | 27.3% | 70 | 19.2% | 75 | 22.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.8% | 23 | 6.2% | 34 | 9.6% | 14 | 3.9% | 21 | 5.7% | 15 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.70 | 15.36 | 14.47 | 14.95 | 13.71 | 13.90 | 11.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 40.4% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 50% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.4% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 54% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 58.9% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 57.4% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 64.1% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 55.8% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 55.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 52.4% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 59.8% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 64.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 67.1% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 66.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.7% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 62.6% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 44.9% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 56% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 62.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 59.8% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.2% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 60.9% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 63.2% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 52.5% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 60% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.3% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 61.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 59% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 69.7% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 63.2% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 47.3% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50.7% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 57.5% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 57.1% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.7% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 59.3% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62.7% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 60.5% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 46.2% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.7% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 65.7% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 63% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 63.7% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 63.8% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.7% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 56.9% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.2% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 59.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54.4% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.4% | 42.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.6% | 57.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% | 32.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% | 67.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,174.0 | $38,965.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,975.0 | $32,894.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,054.0 | $41,841.0 |
* Matthews Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.