Blue Springs South High
Blue Springs, MO · High School · Grades 9-12
Blue Springs South High is a high school in Blue Springs, MO with 2,261 students enrolled and a 71% proficiency rate. Part of Blue Springs R-IV. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
Blue Springs South High is a high school located in Blue Springs, Missouri. The school serves 2,261 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 71% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 90% graduation rate.
22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Blue Springs South High is part of the Blue Springs R-IV in Missouri.
How This School Compares
Blue Springs South High has 2,261 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Blue Springs R-IV (730 students). Its 71% proficiency rate is 13 percentage points above the district average of 58%. Compared to the Missouri state average of 49%, the school performs 22 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Blue Springs South High has 2,261 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.5:1.
According to EDFacts data, 71% of students at Blue Springs South High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Blue Springs South High has a 90% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Blue Springs South High is part of the Blue Springs R-IV in Blue Springs, Missouri. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.