Voy Spears Jr. Elementary Primary School
201 Ne Anderson Lees Summit MO, 64064, Jackson County Phone: 816-478-9899 Ranking:  (18 out of 1,698, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Blue Springs R-IV School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 597 | 595 | 622 | 625 | 628 | 638 | 643 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 9 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 16.2% | 93 | 15.6% | 103 | 16.6% | 102 | 16.3% | 107 | 17.0% | 95 | 14.9% | 98 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 15.9% | 99 | 16.6% | 103 | 16.6% | 108 | 17.3% | 91 | 14.5% | 93 | 14.6% | 102 | 15.9% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 16.9% | 100 | 16.8% | 106 | 17.0% | 94 | 15.0% | 90 | 14.3% | 106 | 16.6% | 109 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 94 | 15.7% | 104 | 17.5% | 94 | 15.1% | 90 | 14.4% | 110 | 17.5% | 109 | 17.1% | 129 | 20.1% |
| Grade 4: | 111 | 18.6% | 92 | 15.5% | 94 | 15.1% | 109 | 17.4% | 107 | 17.0% | 127 | 19.9% | 105 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 90 | 15.1% | 94 | 15.8% | 112 | 18.0% | 106 | 17.0% | 123 | 19.6% | 108 | 16.9% | 100 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 290 | 48.6% | 285 | 47.9% | 311 | 50.0% | 320 | 51.2% | 315 | 50.2% | 321 | 50.3% | 326 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 307 | 51.4% | 310 | 52.1% | 311 | 50.0% | 305 | 48.8% | 305 | 48.6% | 309 | 48.4% | 313 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 35 | 5.9% | 32 | 5.4% | 35 | 5.6% | 33 | 5.3% | 30 | 4.8% | 32 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.2% | 22 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.5% | 21 | 3.3% | 23 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 49 | 8.2% | 56 | 9.4% | 69 | 11.1% | 78 | 12.5% | 77 | 12.3% | 80 | 12.5% | 69 | 10.7% |
| White: | 471 | 78.9% | 470 | 79.0% | 480 | 77.2% | 489 | 78.2% | 501 | 79.8% | 504 | 79.0% | 524 | 81.5% |
| 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: | 21 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.0% | 31 | 5.2% | 35 | 5.6% | 37 | 5.9% | 35 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.77 | 17.20 | 17.81 | 19.08 | 17.59 | 16.40 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 60.1% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 59% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 54.1% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 48.9% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 58.6% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 58.5% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 56.2% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 61.3% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 66% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 66.2% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 63.8% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 63.9% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.2% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.5% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 72% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59.7% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 59.6% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59.9% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.6% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 65.7% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 70.2% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67.1% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.2% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62.8% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 64.9% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.6% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 69.5% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 73.6% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 72.7% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 61.2% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 57.9% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 62.1% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.6% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 66.2% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 64.4% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67.5% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 66.7% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 58.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 63.6% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 65.5% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 69.4% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 74.4% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.3% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.2% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.2% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.4% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 80% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.5% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.7% | 51.9% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% | 54.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% | 45.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% | 39.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% | 60.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,020.0 | $39,912.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,786.0 | $32,290.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,445.0 | $44,867.0 |
* Voy Spears Jr. Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.