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Pleasant Lea Middle

Q: Is Pleasant Lea Middle a good school?

Pleasant Lea Middle ranks 100 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Pleasant Lea Middle is a public middle school located in Lees Summit, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 931 students. The school is part of the Lee's Summit R-Vii District, which is ranked 77 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Lea Middle consistently ranks in the top 25% of Missouri middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 85-132 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests is generally higher than the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Pleasant Lea Middle had 59.2% of 6th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 53% for the Lee's Summit R-Vii district and 45.5% for the state. The school also performs well in specific student subgroups, often ranking in the top quartile among Missouri middle schools.

However, Pleasant Lea Middle has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 13.2% in 2021-2022 to 16.1% in 2023-2024, which is still lower than the state average. The school also outperforms its closest neighboring schools, Bernard C. Campbell Middle and Summit Lakes Middle, on most academic metrics. Additionally, Pleasant Lea Middle ranks very high (7th out of 45 Missouri middle schools) in 2023-2024 for its performance with gifted and talented students, but the school's performance with special education and English language learner students is an area for improvement.

905

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,571

Per pupil spending ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 W Persel
Lees Summit, MO 64081-2810

(816) 986-1175

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Feeder schools for Pleasant Lea Middle:

Elementary:	Cedar Creek Elementary
	Lee's Summit Elementary
	Longview Farm Elementary
	Pleasant Lea Elementary
	More...
	Westview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

African American:

11.4%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (48% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Missouri middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Missouri avg40%

100^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	71.5	100 of 438	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	85 of 451	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	102 of 459	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	132 of 459	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	116 of 454	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	98 of 587	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	85 of 552	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	62.7	181 of 568	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.1	130 of 435	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	60.5	207 of 585	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.8	261 of 633	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	173 of 649	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.5	121 of 623	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.4	70 of 625	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	61 of 614	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	75.1	93 of 601	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	78 of 624	87.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	55 of 624	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	36 of 619	94.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	43 of 143	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	19 of 144	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	27 of 153	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	43 of 148	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	29 of 135	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	42 of 149	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	18.0	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	123 of 187	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	147 of 195	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	75 of 204	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	41 of 81	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	73.4	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	18 of 90	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	2 of 74	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	60.7	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	56 of 130	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	30 of 96	68.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	203 of 369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	218 of 378	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	212 of 382	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	165 of 365	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	170 of 371	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	145 of 482	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	78 of 422	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	70.2	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	21 of 98	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	37 of 79	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	120 of 196	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	109 of 192	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	60 of 358	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	57 of 379	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	75 of 385	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	98 of 381	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	93 of 376	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	75 of 527	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	69 of 479	85.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)84th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)84th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2019)8th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

Science42%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Lea Middle	Public	6-8	630 W Persel	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1175	905	67	13.5	29.0%	594 (65.6%)	103 (11.4%)	100 (11.0%)	24 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (9.0%)	71.5	100^th of 438 public middle schools	77.2%		75.4	85^th of 451 public middle schools	81.2%	15	59.2	47.0	36.5	41.9	60.5	48.0	41.0		$15,571	$410	$15,162
East Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 SE Bailey Rd	Lees Summit	64081	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 986-2575	1,051	67	15.6	24.1%	749 (71.3%)	110 (10.5%)	93 (8.8%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	84 (8.0%)	76	81^st of 438 public middle schools	81.5%		80.1	68^th of 451 public middle schools	84.9%	13	49.5	61.2	43.2	40.1	50.3	49.2	56.3		$14,248	$447	$13,800
Summit Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	3500 SW Windemere Dr	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1375	1,005	65	15.4	14.9%	681 (67.8%)	139 (13.8%)	90 (9.0%)	19 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.1%)	83.9	54^th of 438 public middle schools	87.7%		86	41^st of 451 public middle schools	90.9%	13	56.1	63.0	43.3	58.1	54.9	57.2	50.3	98.1	$14,814	$435	$14,379
Bernard C. Campbell Middle	Public	6-8	1201 NE Colbern Rd	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3175	1,043	74	14.1	32.7%	588 (56.4%)	204 (19.6%)	126 (12.1%)	17 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (10.0%)	64.1	147^th of 438 public middle schools	66.4%		61.7	153^rd of 451 public middle schools	66.1%	6	48.8	46.6	27.2	44.4	46.6	44.6	44.0	97.6	$14,966	$412	$14,554
Hickman Mills South Middle	Public	6-8	10530 Greenwood Rd	Kansas City	64164	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(816) 316-7600	0																		(n/a)									$20,933	$1,974	$18,959
Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	12650 Manchester	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5600	471	35	13.4	52.9%	65 (13.8%)	228 (48.4%)	140 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.6%)	31.7	311^th of 438 public middle schools	29.0%		39.7	277^th of 451 public middle schools	38.6%	34	31.2	25.5	13.0	26.9	34.6	30.1	37.2	81.4	$18,641	$877	$17,764
Delta Woods Middle	Public	6-8	4401 NE Lakewood Way	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3580	831	54	15.3	22.3%	538 (64.7%)	133 (16.0%)	74 (8.9%)	34 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.9%)	89.3	35^th of 438 public middle schools	92.0%		86.9	39^th of 451 public middle schools	91.4%	4	71.1	61.0	46.8	54.7	59.6	57.6	62.2	97.5	$12,824	$366	$12,457
Raymore-Peculiar East Middle	Public	6-8	17509 E. State Route 58	Raymore	64083	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 388-4000	789	52	15.2	21.8%	545 (69.1%)	115 (14.6%)	57 (7.2%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.4%)	49.7	211^th of 438 public middle schools	51.8%		58.8	175^th of 451 public middle schools	61.2%	36	50.3	47.3	19.9	27.1	40.3	39.8	32.5	75.7	$12,113	$446	$11,666
South Middle	Public	6-8	8401 E 83rd St	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7380	510	32	15.7	68.8%	76 (14.9%)	283 (55.5%)	86 (16.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.8%)	12.6	394^th of 438 public middle schools	10.0%		12.5	413^th of 451 public middle schools	8.4%	19	11.1	18.2	5.7	15.3	16.8	24.6	22.5	92.8	$15,126	$1,225	$13,901
Hickman Mills Middle School	Public	6-8	9010a Old Santa Fe Rd	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(816) 316-7700	590	58	10.2	100.0%	45 (7.6%)	370 (62.7%)	111 (18.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (8.5%)	11.6	397^th of 438 public middle schools	9.4%		12.1	414^th of 451 public middle schools	8.2%	17	15.7	17.2	12.8	11.7	20.1	17.3	17.0		$21,106	$2,010	$19,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Lea Middle

What district is Pleasant Lea Middle in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Lea Middle?

Students at Pleasant Lea Middle are 66% White, 11% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Pleasant Lea Middle a good school?

Pleasant Lea Middle ranks 100^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Lea Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 905 students attended Pleasant Lea Middle.

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