THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM. (INDEPENDENCE 30 SCH DIST.), Missouri - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM. is a Elementary in INDEPENDENCE, MO. It currently serves 397 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the INDEPENDENCE 30 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in INDEPENDENCE 30 School District and all schools in Missouri.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:397
Number of Teachers: 26
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.51

Location Info

Location: 429 S LESLIE, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050
Mailing Address: 429 S LESLIE, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050-4032
Phone: (816)521-5390
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 63
Grade 2 61
Grade 3 74
Grade 4 60
Grade 5 56
Kindergarten 65
Pre-Kindergarten 18
Gender/Sex of THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM. Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 199 50.13
Female 198 49.87
Race/Ethnicity Demography of THOMAS HART BENTON ELEM. Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.25
Black or African American 79 19.90
Hispanic/Latino 90 22.67
Two or more races 36 9.07
White 191 48.11
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 39 19.60
Hispanic/Latino 43 21.61
Two or more races 15 7.54
White 102 51.26
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.51
Black or African American 40 20.20
Hispanic/Latino 47 23.74
Two or more races 21 10.61
White 89 44.95

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 18 28.57
Hispanic/Latino 12 19.05
Two or more races 9 14.29
White 24 38.10
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 9 14.75
Hispanic/Latino 20 32.79
Two or more races 3 4.92
White 29 47.54
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.35
Black or African American 16 21.62
Hispanic/Latino 17 22.97
Two or more races 5 6.76
White 35 47.30
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 10 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 12 20.00
Two or more races 6 10.00
White 32 53.33
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 10 17.86
Hispanic/Latino 8 14.29
Two or more races 7 12.50
White 31 55.36
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 12 18.46
Hispanic/Latino 18 27.69
Two or more races 5 7.69
White 30 46.15
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 22.22
Hispanic/Latino 3 16.67
Two or more races 1 5.56
White 10 55.56