WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM. (INDEPENDENCE 30 SCH DIST.), Missouri - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM. is a Elementary in INDEPENDENCE, MO. It currently serves 452 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.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:452
Number of Teachers: 26
Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.60

Location Info

Location: 4300 S PHELPS RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055
Mailing Address: 4300 S PHELPS RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055-5102
Phone: (816)521-5475
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 55
Grade 2 68
Grade 3 67
Grade 4 74
Grade 5 70
Kindergarten 65
Pre-Kindergarten 53
Gender/Sex of WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM. Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 225 49.78
Female 227 50.22
Race/Ethnicity Demography of WILLIAM SOUTHERN ELEM. Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.22
Asian 6 1.33
Black or African American 143 31.64
Hispanic/Latino 76 16.81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 0.89
Two or more races 46 10.18
White 176 38.94
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.44
Asian 1 0.44
Black or African American 76 33.78
Hispanic/Latino 34 15.11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 1.78
Two or more races 26 11.56
White 83 36.89
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 2.20
Black or African American 67 29.52
Hispanic/Latino 42 18.50
Two or more races 20 8.81
White 93 40.97

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 (%)
Asian 1 1.82
Black or African American 21 38.18
Hispanic/Latino 9 16.36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.82
Two or more races 6 10.91
White 17 30.91
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.47
Asian 1 1.47
Black or African American 25 36.77
Hispanic/Latino 9 13.24
Two or more races 5 7.35
White 27 39.71
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.49
Black or African American 23 34.33
Hispanic/Latino 16 23.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.49
Two or more races 4 5.97
White 22 32.84
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.35
Black or African American 19 25.68
Hispanic/Latino 10 13.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.35
Two or more races 9 12.16
White 34 45.95
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 16 22.86
Hispanic/Latino 10 14.29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.43
Two or more races 6 8.57
White 37 52.86
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.54
Black or African American 21 32.31
Hispanic/Latino 13 20.00
Two or more races 8 12.31
White 22 33.85
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.89
Black or African American 18 33.96
Hispanic/Latino 9 16.98
Two or more races 8 15.09
White 17 32.08