Matthews Elementary School
Public elementary school in Grain Valley, Missouri · Grain Valley R-V School District · Grades K–5
Matthews Elementary School serves 422 students in grades K–5 in Grain Valley (Jackson County). It is one of 8 schools in Grain Valley R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 323rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 37.43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Grain Valley R-V School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291308000547 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Grain Valley R-V | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 422 | 4,546 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.4% | 23.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Matthews Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 4 elementary schools in Grain Valley R-V School District, Matthews Elementary School is the smallest, with 9.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 489 students, so Matthews Elementary 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 5 with 85 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 60, against an average of 70 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% more students than kindergarten (85 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 70.4% of enrollment, a lower share than across Grain Valley R-V (78.3%). Black students are next, at 10.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 23.4% across Grain Valley R-V and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 14.5% 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
Matthews Elementary School has 37.43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 422 students would have about 34.3 teachers, so Matthews Elementary School has 3.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
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 elementary school is Sni-A-Bar Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 11 elementary schools within 5 miles and 24 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 70.4% |
| Black | 10.4% |
| Hispanic | 10.2% |
| Two or more races | 7.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 62 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 79 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
144 McQuerry Rd, Grain Valley, MO 64029
Phone: (816)229-4870
Website: grainvalleyschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Matthews Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sni-A-Bar Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 1.2 mi | 475 | 10.7 | 31.6% |
| Prairie Branch Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 1.6 mi | 567 | 11.5 | 15.3% |
| Stony Point Elementary School | Grain Valley R-V | 2.5 mi | 474 | 11 | 25.7% |
| James Walker Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 3.5 mi | 456 | 14.3 | 49.8% |
| William Bryant Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 3.6 mi | 529 | 16.8 | 30.8% |
| Lucy Franklin Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 3.9 mi | 536 | 14.9 | 19.6% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove R-VI | 4.0 mi | 445 | 13.9 | 39.6% |
| Oak Grove Primary School | Oak Grove R-VI | 4.1 mi | 503 | 13.1 | 39.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grain Valley R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Valley Early Childhd Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 83 |
| Grain Valley High School | High | 9–12 | 1,482 |
| Grain Valley North Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 527 |
| Grain Valley South Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 516 |
| Prairie Branch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 567 |
| Sni-A-Bar Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 475 |
| Stony Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 474 |