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Chapel Lakes Elementary

Public Grades K-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Chapel Lakes Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Lees Summit, Missouri, serving 644 students in grades K-5 and part of the Blue Springs R-IV School District. This exceptional school has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Chapel Lakes Elementary's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 73.1% to 79.5%, compared to just 38.2% to 41.4% for the state. In English Language Arts, Chapel Lakes' proficiency rates were equally impressive, ranging from 66.2% to 76.9%, compared to 41.8% to 44.8% statewide. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 63.3% also far exceeded the state's 42.2%.

When compared to nearby schools, John Nowlin Elementary and Voy Spears Junior Elementary within the same district, Chapel Lakes Elementary outperforms them in academic achievement. However, the performance gap is not as significant when compared to schools in the neighboring Lee's Summit R-VII district, such as Hazel Grove Elementary and Underwood Elementary, indicating that the Lee's Summit schools are also providing a high-quality education.

600

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,220

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 NE Independence Ave
Lees Summit, MO 64064-1943

(816) 874-3600

District: Blue Springs R-IV

Students who attend Chapel Lakes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Delta Woods Middle
High:	Blue Springs South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

African American:

11.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (73% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Blue Springs R-IV

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg62%

Missouri avg42%

27^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Blue Springs R-IV

30^th of 367Blue Springs R-IV among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	27 of 900	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	19 of 906	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	22 of 898	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	38 of 908	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	22 of 901	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	32 of 1052	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	11 of 1045	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	40 of 1032	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	49 of 865	94.3%	★★★★★
2015	89.0	65 of 1058	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	91.8	37 of 1089	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	80 of 1108	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.6	30 of 1085	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.9	7 of 1088	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	31 of 1066	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.8	87 of 1053	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	58 of 1084	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	79.4	128 of 1080	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	113 of 1074	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	74.4	39 of 250	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	17 of 243	93.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	63.1	30 of 103	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	39 of 302	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	89.0	34 of 887	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	50 of 666	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	14 of 668	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	25 of 673	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	27 of 675	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	7 of 691	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	33 of 917	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	6 of 898	99.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)96th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2019)84th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+36 vs state

English Language Arts71%+28 vs state

Science63%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Chapel Lakes Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapel Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 NE Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3600	600	38	16.0	15.3%	440 (73.3%)	71 (11.8%)	29 (4.8%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.0%)	94.8	27^th of 900 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.7	19^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.9%	8	79.5	79.4	73.1	63.3	66.2	76.9	69.3	$12,220	$390	$11,829
Underwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1125 NE Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3280	511	35	14.6	40.1%	288 (56.4%)	123 (24.1%)	42 (8.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.2%)	42.4	539^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.1%		52.1	432^nd of 906 public elementary schools	52.3%	107	55.0	33.0	23.8	33.6	41.7	32.0	35.0	$13,940	$428	$13,512
Voy Spears Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	201 NE Anderson	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3720	546	35	15.4	13.7%	391 (71.6%)	59 (10.8%)	46 (8.4%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.4%)	97.6	9^th of 900 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.2	9^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.0%		79.7	83.4	80.0	77.8	71.0	81.3		$14,182	$396	$13,786
Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1421 N Independence Ave	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-3250	435	34	12.8	60.2%	163 (37.5%)	100 (23.0%)	79 (18.2%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	65 (14.9%)	18.1	749^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.8%		40.2	559^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.3%	190	18.2	13.7	17.3	27.9	23.7	16.6	35.5	$14,816	$386	$14,430
Hazel Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 NW Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3310	331	23	14.2	25.4%	187 (56.5%)	79 (23.9%)	23 (6.9%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.3%)	72.9	220^th of 900 public elementary schools	75.6%		79.6	152^nd of 906 public elementary schools	83.2%	68	44.8	55.1	65.5	57.2	43.0	53.3		$15,114	$411	$14,703
Little Blue Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 E 61st Street	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7740	379	29	13.1	64.4%	124 (32.7%)	120 (31.7%)	86 (22.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	31	653^rd of 900 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.7	678^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.2%	25	26.0	37.6	26.7	20.6	32.3	37.6	31.1	$15,533	$2,882	$12,651
Norfleet Elementary	Public	K-5	6140 Norfleet Rd	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7240	329	27	12.0	60.8%	77 (23.4%)	157 (47.7%)	51 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.2%)	16.3	764^th of 900 public elementary schools	15.1%		9.8	836^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.7%	72	24.6	15.6	13.0	22.7	22.4	22.9	26.1	$17,531	$1,972	$15,559
John Nowlin Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3670	460	34	13.7	38.0%	271 (58.9%)	70 (15.2%)	55 (12.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.2%)	77.4	186^th of 900 public elementary schools	79.3%		73.8	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%	20	65.6	68.4	41.2	42.4	63.9	65.2	52.4	$13,676	$405	$13,271
Richardson Elementary	Public	K-5	800 NE Blackwell Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2220	405	37	11.0	22.7%	247 (61.0%)	54 (13.3%)	44 (10.9%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.6%)	69.5	260^th of 900 public elementary schools	71.1%		67.5	278^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.3%	18	39.7	56.0	51.2	55.0	35.2	54.5	61.2	$16,788	$972	$15,815
Fleetridge Elementary	Public	K-5	13001 E 55th St	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7220	355	25	14.4	59.7%	96 (27.0%)	129 (36.3%)	81 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.8%)	32.2	645^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.3%		26	689^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.0%	44	25.1	41.3	27.0	29.0	29.0	34.4		$15,091	$1,676	$13,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapel Lakes Elementary

Is Chapel Lakes Elementary a good school?

Yes! Chapel Lakes Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Lakes Elementary?

Students at Chapel Lakes Elementary are 73% White, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Chapel Lakes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Chapel Lakes Elementary.

What district is Chapel Lakes Elementary in?

Blue Springs R-IV

What schools do graduates of Chapel Lakes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chapel Lakes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Delta Woods Middle
High : Blue Springs South High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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