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Pleasant Lea Elementary

Q: Is Pleasant Lea Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Lea Elementary ranks 464 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Lea Elementary is a public elementary school in Lees Summit, Missouri, serving 333 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 the state and has a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Pleasant Lea Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from 310 to 480 out of around 900 Missouri elementary schools, its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating average to above-average performance compared to other Missouri elementary schools. However, nearby schools like Hazel Grove Elementary, Sunset Valley Elementary, and Longview Farm Elementary have consistently higher rankings and ratings, ranging from 3 to 4 stars. Additionally, Pleasant Lea's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests, is generally lower than the district and state averages.

One potential factor contributing to Pleasant Lea's performance challenges is its relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 31.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is higher than some nearby schools but lower than others. The school has also experienced a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to its neighbors, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement. While Pleasant Lea faces these challenges, the performance of nearby schools within the same district suggests that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from and emulate the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts.

346

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,866

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 W Persel
Lees Summit, MO 64081-2811

(816) 986-1230

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Students who attend Pleasant Lea Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Two or more races:

14.7%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Lee's Summit R-Vii's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

Missouri avg42%

464^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	50.0	464 of 900	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	310 of 906	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	335 of 898	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	469 of 908	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	480 of 901	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	450 of 1052	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	424 of 1045	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.8	563 of 1032	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.9	284 of 865	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.6	522 of 1058	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.8	687 of 1089	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.0	551 of 1108	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	460 of 1085	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	373 of 1088	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.9	220 of 1066	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	228 of 1053	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	78.1	158 of 1084	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.0	87 of 1080	91.9%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	101 of 1074	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	339 of 638	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	162 of 611	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	357 of 532	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	628 of 907	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	527 of 887	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	372 of 666	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	261 of 668	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	243 of 673	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	322 of 675	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	346 of 691	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	377 of 917	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	369 of 898	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science44%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-5 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Hawthorn Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 SW Pryor Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3380	444	26	17.1	13.7%	302 (68.0%)	53 (11.9%)	39 (8.8%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	63.7	323^rd of 900 public elementary schools	64.1%		82.3	134^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.2%	189	53.4	42.2	40.6	57.2	40.7	48.6		$13,885	$480	$13,405
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
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
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
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
Trailridge Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1290	418	25	16.4	22.7%	260 (62.2%)	70 (16.7%)	41 (9.8%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.8%)	64.1	319^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.9	302^nd of 906 public elementary schools	66.7%	17	54.0	58.2	35.5	48.1	42.5	59.6	40.1	$14,178	$416	$13,762
Longview Farm Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 SW Longview Park Dr	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4180	401	23	17.2	7.5%	307 (76.6%)	21 (5.2%)	24 (6.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	86.1	109^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.9%		85.7	94^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.6%	15	79.1	62.6	54.0	52.6	62.4		62.1	$13,629	$350	$13,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Lea Elementary

How many students attend Pleasant Lea Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 346 students attended Pleasant Lea Elementary.

Is Pleasant Lea Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Lea Elementary ranks 464^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Lea Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Lea Elementary are 62% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic.

What district is Pleasant Lea Elementary in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Lea Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Lea Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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