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Lee's Summit Elementary

Public Grades K-5

714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Lee's Summit Elementary is a public elementary school in Lee's Summit, Missouri, serving 217 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District, which is ranked 77th out of 367 school districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Lee's Summit Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. The school's proficiency rates in these subjects are significantly lower than nearby schools like Sunset Valley Elementary, Cedar Creek Elementary, and Hazel Grove Elementary. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.2% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the typical 14.2% rate in the area.

Further analysis reveals that Lee's Summit Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, which have much lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Despite increased spending per student, from $11,163 in 2018-2019 to $14,958 in 2020-2021, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting that addressing the challenges posed by chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic factors may be crucial for the school to enhance its educational outcomes.

205

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,151

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 SE Green St
Lees Summit, MO 64063-2790

(816) 986-3340

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Students who attend Lee's Summit Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Lea Middle
High:	Lee's Summit Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.8%

African American:

24.4%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg46%

Missouri avg42%

714^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Lee's Summit R-Vii

77^th of 367Lee's Summit R-Vii 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	22.4	714 of 900	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	480 of 906	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	573 of 898	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	511 of 908	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	642 of 901	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	604 of 1052	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	574 of 1045	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	488 of 1032	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	391 of 865	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	431 of 1058	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.8	596 of 1089	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	641 of 1108	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.8	701 of 1085	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.4	499 of 1088	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	523 of 1066	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.3	520 of 1053	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	307 of 1084	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	310 of 1080	71.3%	★★★★☆
2006	41.9	687 of 1074	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	491 of 638	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	405 of 625	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	466 of 611	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	307 of 532	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	410 of 574	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	608 of 907	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	392 of 887	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	21.5	569 of 691	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	376 of 917	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	398 of 898	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2021)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science16%-26 vs state

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Small in the best of ways. Friendly staff with lots of happy kids who all know each other. Close Quote

Schools Near Lee's Summit 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
Lee's Summit Elementary	Public	K-5	110 SE Green St	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-3340	205	21	9.8	60.5%	102 (49.8%)	50 (24.4%)	23 (11.2%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	24 (11.7%)	22.4	714^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.7%		47	480^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.0%	234	30.6	38.4	5.4	15.9	27.9		26.4	$16,151	$436	$15,715
Westview Elementary	Public	K-5	200 N Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-1350	269	20	13.6	50.2%	152 (56.5%)	28 (10.4%)	50 (18.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.0%)	62.1	342^nd of 900 public elementary schools	62.0%		51.6	436^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.9%	94	43.3		56.7	45.3	42.5	43.8		$16,370	$525	$15,845
Pleasant Lea Elementary	Public	K-5	700 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1230	346	27	12.8	38.7%	215 (62.1%)	40 (11.6%)	36 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (14.7%)	50	464^th of 900 public elementary schools	48.4%		63.5	310^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.8%	154	41.8	37.2	30.1	44.4	46.6	40.6	39.5	$14,866	$468	$14,398
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
Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	501 SE Todd George Rd	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 986-2280	604	42	14.4	38.4%	356 (58.9%)	97 (16.1%)	64 (10.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.7%)	40.3	560^th of 900 public elementary schools	37.8%		36.5	593^rd of 906 public elementary schools	34.5%	33	33.6	28.3	29.1	36.7	34.4	36.3	47.0	$14,349	$408	$13,941
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
Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 SE Ranson Road	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4240	310	25	12.3	23.2%	211 (68.1%)	32 (10.3%)	31 (10.0%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	66.1	298^th of 900 public elementary schools	66.9%		64.9	303^rd of 906 public elementary schools	66.6%	5	44.8	51.0	40.7	48.0	58.6		46.2	$16,902	$822	$16,080
Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 SW 3rd St	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1260	487	40	12.2	16.4%	322 (66.1%)	63 (12.9%)	36 (7.4%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	77.5	182^nd of 900 public elementary schools	79.8%		78.9	160^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.3%	22	51.1	55.7	40.7	65.7	58.2	60.9	55.2	$16,838	$1,392	$15,446
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee's Summit Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lee's Summit Elementary?

Students at Lee's Summit Elementary are 50% White, 24% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Lee's Summit Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lee's Summit Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasant Lea Middle
High : Lee's Summit Senior High

How many students attend Lee's Summit Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 205 students attended Lee's Summit Elementary.

Is Lee's Summit Elementary a good school?

Lee's Summit Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Lee's Summit Elementary in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

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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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