Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0Blue Springs’s public schools outscore 87% of Missouri districts
In Blue Springs, 56% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Blue Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.
From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Blue Springs’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 56% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,612 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Plaza Heights Christian Academy (private), St. John Lalande School (private), Timothy Lutheran School (private) and CDD-Rainbow Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Blue Springs’s grade
A: better than 87% of Missouri school districts, #41 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blue Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Blue Springs · depends on your address
James Lewis Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 473 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Daniel Young Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · 159 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Blue Springs · depends on your address
Moreland Ridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 813 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Brittany Hill Middle
Grades 6–8 · 807 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · 159 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Blue Springs · depends on your address
Moreland Ridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 813 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Brittany Hill Middle
Grades 6–8 · 807 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · 159 students · 8:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Blue Springs · depends on your address
Moreland Ridge Middle
Grades 6–8 · 813 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Brittany Hill Middle
Grades 6–8 · 807 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · 159 students · 8:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Blue Springs · depends on your address
Blue Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 2,429 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Blue Springs South High
Grades 9–12 · 2,299 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · 159 students · 8:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Blue Springs · depends on your address
Blue Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 2,429 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Blue Springs South High
Grades 9–12 · 2,299 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · 159 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Blue Springs’s public schools are run by Blue Springs R-IV School District, which also serves Lake Tapawingo. Parts of Blue Springs (10% and 7% of its land) are served by Lee's Summit R-VII and Grain Valley R-V instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Blue Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Blue Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Springs | A | Blue Springs R-IV |
| Independence | C+ | Independence 30 PK–12 · Fort Osage R-I PK–12 |
| Lake Lotawana | A | Lee's Summit R-VII |
| Lake Tapawingo | — | Blue Springs R-IV |
| Grain Valley | A | Grain Valley R-V |
Every school in Blue Springs
18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Valley View High).
Questions about Blue Springs’s schools
Are Blue Springs’s schools good?
By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Blue Springs children attend outscore 87% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #41 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Blue Springs in?
Blue Springs R-IV School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 14,657 students in 20 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Blue Springs are served by Lee's Summit R-VII and Grain Valley R-V.
Where do Blue Springs kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Blue Springs High, Blue Springs South High and Liggett Trail Education Center.
What is Blue Springs’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Blue Springs R-IV School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Blue Springs spend per student?
$13,612 in Blue Springs R-IV School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Blue Springs?
Yes: Plaza Heights Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 338 students), St. John Lalande School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 238 students), Timothy Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 159 students) and CDD-Rainbow Center (special education, grades , 58 students).
Parents talk
What Blue Springs families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.