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William Southern Elem.

(816) 521-5475

Physical Address:
4300 South Phelps RD
Independence, MO  64055
Mailing Address:
4300 S Phelps RD
Independence, MO  64055

School Information

District:
Independence 30
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Jackson County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
537

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in William Southern Elem.

This School County Average State Average
White 58.66% 43.72% 78.18%
Black 25.33% 43.35% 19.57%
Hispanic 12.85% 11.92% 4.57%
Asian/Pacific 2.23% 2.38% 2.26%
American Indian 0.93% 0.57% 0.81%

Genders in William Southern Elem.

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.89% 50.12% 49.53%
Female 47.11% 49.88% 50.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for William Southern Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 371 341 315
Black 70 113 136
Hispanic 57 57 69
Asian/Pacific 18 13 12
American Indian 7 7 5
Others 0 0 0
Total 523 531 537

Enrollment by Gender for William Southern Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 267 283 284
Female 256 248 253
Total 523 531 537

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for William Southern Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 523 531 537
# Eligible for free lunch 156 (30%) 192 (36%) 245 (46%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 59 (11%) 59 (11%) 46 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 215 (41%) 251 (47%) 291 (54%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for William Southern Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 523 531 537
Fulltime teachers 34.3 39.0 32.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.20 13.60 16.61
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.70 13.23 12.75