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Schools in Lake Tapawingo

Lake Tapawingo’s public schools

Blue Springs R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Tapawingo. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?19/19schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 7% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
14,657 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Tapawingo’s schools, in brief

School by school

19 of Lake Tapawingo’s 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Chapel Lakes Elem. places highest (better than 99%); Paul Kinder Middle School lowest (71%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

14 elementary schools serve Lake Tapawingo, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and three high schools: Blue Springs High, Blue Springs South High and Liggett Trail Education Center. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake Tapawingo, with each school’s own grade.

14 schools teach K in Lake Tapawingo’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B+ to A+, so check the specific school.
Cordill-Mason Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
681 students13:1Rate it →
Chapel Lakes Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lee's Summit
A+
600 students16:1Rate it →
Voy Spears JR. Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lee's Summit
A+
546 students15:1Rate it →
Lucy Franklin Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A+
536 students15:1Rate it →
William Bryant Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
B+
529 students17:1Rate it →
Sunny Pointe Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
506 students13:1Rate it →
James Lewis Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Springs
A
473 students13:1Rate it →
William Yates Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Independence
A
463 students14:1Rate it →
John Nowlin Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A−
460 students14:1Rate it →
James Walker Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
456 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas J. Ultican Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
419 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Smith Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
401 students12:1Rate it →
Daniel Young Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Springs
A−
330 students13:1Rate it →
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · Blue Springs
159 students8:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Blue Springs R-IV School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Blue Springs R-IV School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 20 schools · 14,657 students · 15.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$13,612MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 43.2% · 7884 students tested
Math56%
State average 39.2% · 7868 students tested

Lake Tapawingo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Lake Tapawingo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Tapawingo—Blue Springs R-IV
Blue SpringsABlue Springs R-IV

Every school in Lake Tapawingo

20 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).

Also serving Lake Tapawingoin other towns
James Lewis Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Springs
A
473 students13:1Rate it →
Daniel Young Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blue Springs
A−
330 students13:1Rate it →
Liggett Trail Education Center
Grades PK–12 · Blue Springs
159 students8:1Rate it →
Cordill-Mason Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
681 students13:1Rate it →
Chapel Lakes Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lee's Summit
A+
600 students16:1Rate it →
Voy Spears JR. Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lee's Summit
A+
546 students15:1Rate it →
Lucy Franklin Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A+
536 students15:1Rate it →
William Bryant Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
B+
529 students17:1Rate it →
Sunny Pointe Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
506 students13:1Rate it →
William Yates Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Independence
A
463 students14:1Rate it →
John Nowlin Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A−
460 students14:1Rate it →
James Walker Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
456 students14:1Rate it →
Thomas J. Ultican Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
419 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Smith Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blue Springs
A
401 students12:1Rate it →
Paul Kinder Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blue Springs
B+
919 students16:1Rate it →
Delta Woods Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lee's Summit
A+
831 students15:1Rate it →
Moreland Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blue Springs
A−
813 students14:1Rate it →
Brittany Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blue Springs
A−
807 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Springs High
High · Grades 9–12 · Blue Springs
A
2,429 students16:1Rate it →
Blue Springs South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Blue Springs
A
2,299 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Tapawingo’s schools

Are Lake Tapawingo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Tapawingo. Blue Springs R-IV School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Tapawingo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 19 of its 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Tapawingo in?

Blue Springs R-IV School District.

Where do Lake Tapawingo kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Blue Springs High, Blue Springs South High and Liggett Trail Education Center.

Parents talk

What Lake Tapawingo 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). Stars are from neighbors.