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Mason Elementary

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Mason Elementary ranks 209 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Mason Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lees Summit, Missouri, serving 505 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District, which is ranked 77 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Mason Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking between 111 and 209 out of around 900 schools over the past 5 years. The school's students perform significantly better than the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 51.1% of 3rd graders, 47.4% of 4th graders, and 52.2% of 5th graders at Mason Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 47.7% and 41.4% for the district and state, respectively. In ELA, 46.3% of 3rd graders, 49.4% of 4th graders, and 69.9% of 5th graders at Mason Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 44.3% and 41.8% for the district and state.

Additionally, Mason Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 12.08% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly lower than the nearby schools, such as Prairie View Elementary (37.77%) and Franklin Smith Elementary (45.95%), which have higher percentages of students from low-income families. Mason Elementary has also maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.8% to 14.8% over the past few years, which is lower than the 14.2% chronic absenteeism rate reported for the nearby schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

512

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,034

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27600 Colbern Rd
Lees Summit, MO 64086-8424

(816) 986-2330

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Students who attend Mason Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bernard C. Campbell Middle
High:	Lee's Summit North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

African American:

9.2%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lee's Summit R-Vii

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg46%

Missouri avg42%

209^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	209 of 900	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	126 of 906	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	116 of 898	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	111 of 908	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	160 of 901	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	81 of 1052	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	31 of 1045	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.4	55 of 1032	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	60 of 865	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	84.3	127 of 1058	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.5	204 of 1089	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	152 of 1108	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	81.1	131 of 1085	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	89.8	44 of 1088	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	94.3	18 of 1066	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	47 of 1053	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	82.5	105 of 1084	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	71 of 1080	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.5	106 of 1074	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	68.5	185 of 907	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	162 of 666	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	80 of 668	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	106 of 673	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	101 of 675	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	153 of 691	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	97 of 917	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	52 of 898	94.2%	★★★★★

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 (2019)80th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science61%+19 vs state

English Language Arts55%+12 vs state

Mathematics50%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Mason 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
Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	27600 Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2330	512	32	15.8	15.4%	389 (76.0%)	47 (9.2%)	30 (5.9%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	74	209^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.8%		82.9	126^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.1%	83	51.1	47.4	52.2	61.0	46.3	49.4	69.9	$13,034	$428	$12,606
Cordill-Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 SW Christiansen Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3610	681	51	13.3	25.7%	454 (66.7%)	102 (15.0%)	59 (8.7%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.3%)	79	168^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.3%		82.6	130^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.7%	38	63.4	54.4	64.0	53.6	52.8	48.4	60.8	$13,929	$578	$13,351
Daniel Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 SE Shamrock Ln	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3630	330	26	12.8	42.4%	208 (63.0%)	39 (11.8%)	49 (14.8%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.9%)	70.3	246^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.6	170^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.2%	76	49.0	73.7	50.8	49.0	39.5			$15,548	$433	$15,115
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
Highland Park Elementary	Public	K-5	400 SE Millstone Ave	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2250	407	31	13.2	11.1%	316 (77.6%)	24 (5.9%)	24 (5.9%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	81.6	146^th of 900 public elementary schools	83.8%		87.4	82^nd of 906 public elementary schools	90.9%	64	50.6	55.9	54.4	56.7	53.3	74.4	63.5	$15,932	$684	$15,247
Stony Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 W Ryan Rd	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-7800	474	43	11.0	25.7%	386 (81.4%)	19 (4.0%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	54.4	417^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.7%		68.6	266^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.6%	151	34.1	45.3	32.4	43.3	45.5	54.6		$12,360	$220	$12,140
William Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3730	529	32	16.7	30.8%	366 (69.2%)	60 (11.3%)	64 (12.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	70.2	248^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.4%		77.7	169^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.3%	79	66.2	60.7	30.1	45.7	55.0	47.3	56.2	$12,097	$393	$11,704
Franklin Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	1609 Clark Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 874-3640	401	33	12.1	41.6%	247 (61.6%)	58 (14.5%)	45 (11.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.7%)	88.8	81^st of 900 public elementary schools	91.0%		76.7	180^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.1%	99	73.3	80.5	52.9	51.7	63.9	85.8		$15,219	$705	$14,514
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	12709 S Smart Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2360	423	29	14.7	17.3%	336 (79.4%)	16 (3.8%)	37 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	61.9	345^th of 900 public elementary schools	61.7%		64	308^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.0%	37	60.1	52.7	41.4	35.6	41.0		45.6	$14,826	$377	$14,449
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mason Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mason Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernard C. Campbell Middle
High : Lee's Summit North High

Is Mason Elementary a good school?

Mason Elementary ranks 209^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mason Elementary in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

How many students attend Mason Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Mason Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mason Elementary?

Students at Mason Elementary are 76% White, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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