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Sni-A-Bar Elementary School

Public elementary school in Grain Valley, Missouri · Grain Valley R-V School District · Grades K–5

Sni-A-Bar Elementary School serves 475 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 193rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.7 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.

475
students
10.7
students per teacher
31.6%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 44.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–5
DistrictGrain Valley R-V School District
CountyJackson County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID291308001965

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

Compared with the district and Missouri

This schoolGrain Valley R-VMissouri elementary schools (median)
Students4754,546327
Students per teacher10.712.812.3
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible31.6%23.4%53.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.

Sni-A-Bar Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 4 elementary schools in Grain Valley R-V School District, Sni-A-Bar Elementary School is the 2nd largest, with 10.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 502 students, so Sni-A-Bar 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 4 with 85 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 72, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% more students than kindergarten (80 against 72). 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 73.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Grain Valley R-V (78.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 15.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

31.6% 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. 10.9% 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

Sni-A-Bar Elementary School has 44.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 475 students would have about 38.6 teachers, so Sni-A-Bar Elementary School has 6 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 Matthews Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 13 elementary schools within 5 miles and 31 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
73.5%
Hispanic
15.2%
Two or more races
6.9%
Black
2.7%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%

47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
72
Grade 1
80
Grade 2
81
Grade 3
77
Grade 4
85
Grade 5
80

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

701 Sw Eagles Pkwy, Grain Valley, MO 64029
Phone: (816)847-5020
Website: grainvalleyschools.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Sni-A-Bar Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Matthews Elementary SchoolGrain Valley R-V1.2 mi42211.337.4%
Stony Point Elementary SchoolGrain Valley R-V1.4 mi4741125.7%
Prairie Branch Elementary SchoolGrain Valley R-V2.0 mi56711.515.3%
William Bryant Elementary SchoolBlue Springs R-IV2.6 mi52916.830.8%
James Walker Elementary SchoolBlue Springs R-IV2.7 mi45614.349.8%
Daniel Young Elementary SchoolBlue Springs R-IV3.1 mi33012.942.4%
Lucy Franklin Elementary SchoolBlue Springs R-IV3.7 mi53614.919.6%
Cordill-Mason Elementary SchoolBlue Springs R-IV3.9 mi68113.425.7%

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

Other schools in Grain Valley R-V

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Grain Valley Early Childhd CenterPre-KPre-K83
Grain Valley High SchoolHigh9–121,482
Grain Valley North Middle SchoolMiddle6–8527
Grain Valley South Middle SchoolMiddle6–8516
Matthews Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5422
Prairie Branch Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5567
Stony Point Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5474