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Brittany Hill Middle School

Public middle school in Blue Springs, Missouri · Blue Springs R-IV School District · Grades 6–8

Brittany Hill Middle School serves 807 students in grades 6–8 in Blue Springs (Jackson County). It is one of 20 schools in Blue Springs R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 44th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.

807
students
14.2
students per teacher
31.5%
free/reduced lunch eligible
6–8
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelMiddle
Grades6–8
DistrictBlue Springs R-IV School District
CountyJackson County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID290531000943

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Missouri

This schoolBlue Springs R-IVMissouri middle schools (median)
Students80714,657426
Students per teacher14.214.613
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible31.5%30.6%48.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Brittany Hill Middle School in context

Size

Brittany Hill Middle School is the smallest of Blue Springs R-IV School District's 4 middle schools; its 807 students are 5.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.4 miles away and have a median of 731 students, so Brittany Hill Middle School is close to their typical size.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 7 with 300 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 247, against an average of 269 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 247 in grade 6 and 260 in grade 8.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

White students are the largest group, at 67.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blue Springs R-IV (64.6%). Black students are next, at 11.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

31.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 30.6% across Blue Springs R-IV and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 10.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Brittany Hill Middle School has 56.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 807 students would have about 62.1 teachers, so Brittany Hill Middle School has 5.1 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Paul Kinder Middle School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. There are 4 middle schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
67.8%
Black
11.6%
Hispanic
10.7%
Two or more races
8.4%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%

52.4% of students are girls and 47.6% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 6
247
Grade 7
300
Grade 8
260

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

2701 Nw 1st St, Blue Springs, MO 64014
Phone: (816)874-3470
Website: bssd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Brittany Hill Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.

Nearby middle schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Paul Kinder Middle SchoolBlue Springs R-IV2.7 mi91916.138.8%
Grain Valley North Middle SchoolGrain Valley R-V2.9 mi52712.421.4%
Moreland Ridge Middle SchoolBlue Springs R-IV4.6 mi81314.431%
Grain Valley South Middle SchoolGrain Valley R-V5.0 mi51612.222.9%
Bridger Middle SchoolIndependence 305.8 mi74415.772.3%
Bingham Middle SchoolIndependence 305.9 mi73014.676.4%
Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolIndependence 305.9 mi73114.364.4%
Fire Prairie Middle SchoolFort Osage R-I6.2 mi71314.157.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Blue Springs R-IV

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Blue Springs High SchoolHigh9–122,429
Blue Springs South High SchoolHigh9–122,299
Chapel Lakes Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5600
Cordill-Mason Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5681
Daniel Young Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5330
Delta Woods Middle SchoolMiddle6–8831
Franklin Smith Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5401
James Lewis Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5473
James Walker Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5456
John Nowlin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5460
Liggett Trail Education CenterOtherPre-K–12159
Lucy Franklin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5536
Moreland Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle6–8813
Paul Kinder Middle SchoolMiddle6–8919
Sunny Pointe Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5506
Thomas J. Ultican Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5419
Voy Spears Jr. Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5546
William Bryant Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5529
William Yates Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5463