Indian Trails Elem.
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 365 students
Buckner Elem.
25102 E. US 24 Highway, Independence, MO 64056
Grades
K–4
Elementary
Students
327
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fort Osage R-I
Jackson County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Missouri elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Buckner Elem.
Buckner Elem. is a public elementary school in Independence, Missouri, serving grades K–4. It is part of Fort Osage R-I. The school is located in a rural area in Jackson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 327 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Missouri elementary school (12.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,103 Missouri elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 327 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Fort Osage R-I
- County
- Jackson County
- NCES school ID
- 291229000490
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.