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Lee's Summit Senior High

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Lee's Summit Senior High ranks 39 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 89% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Lee's Summit Senior High is a public high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri, serving 1,960 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Lee's Summit Senior High is a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 50-100 high schools in Missouri. The school's academic performance on state assessments is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, English II, and Government. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.7% to 95.9% over the past few years, which is above the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's performance for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups is particularly strong, ranking in the top 10-15 schools in the state for these subgroups.

While Lee's Summit Senior High excels in many areas, the school may need to address its relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which has ranged from 13.2% to 20.8% over the past few years, higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance for its special education and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups is also relatively lower compared to other subgroups, suggesting a need for additional support and interventions for these student populations. Overall, Lee's Summit Senior High is a high-performing school that provides a strong academic foundation for its students.

1,989

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,744

Per pupil spending ?

30.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 SE Blue Pkwy
Lees Summit, MO 64063-4399

(816) 986-2000

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Feeder schools for Lee's Summit Senior High:

Elementary:	Cedar Creek Elementary
	Highland Park Elementary
	Lee's Summit Elementary
	Pleasant Lea Elementary
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	Prairie View Elementary
	Sunset Valley Elementary
	Woodland Elementary
Middle:	East Trails Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

African American:

12.9%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (59% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Missouri high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg61%

Missouri avg45%

39^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	78.2	39 of 367	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	51 of 378	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	39 of 352	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	54 of 361	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	126 of 358	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	78 of 460	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	47 of 468	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	86.1	28 of 404	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	74.8	51 of 401	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	55 of 504	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	15 of 521	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	76.3	30 of 523	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	80.0	24 of 522	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	72.7	60 of 528	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.4	88 of 516	82.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	42 of 507	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.1	17 of 539	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.1	25 of 538	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	25 of 534	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	6 of 105	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	13 of 105	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	12 of 99	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	21 of 105	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	25.7	87 of 96	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.8	23 of 106	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	24 of 111	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	27.8	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	31 of 111	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	78 of 129	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	28 of 103	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	33 of 53	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	16 of 45	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	7 of 70	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	7 of 64	89.1%	★★★★★
2021	26.9	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	58 of 91	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	20 of 279	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	62.5	68 of 274	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	48 of 268	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	79 of 250	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.4	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	146 of 368	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	148 of 382	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	6 of 34	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.5	9 of 52	82.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	47 of 135	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	74 of 127	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	38 of 306	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	38 of 321	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	38 of 302	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	44 of 310	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	125 of 309	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	58 of 430	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	40 of 440	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-52 vs school

Asian (2019)24th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II86%+28 vs state

English II61%+8 vs state

Algebra I56%+11 vs state

Biology I55%+17 vs state

Government53%+12 vs state

Mathematics8%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (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 11th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lee's Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	400 SE Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2000	1,989	150	13.2	30.2%	1,277 (64.2%)	256 (12.9%)	218 (11.0%)	58 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	174 (8.7%)	78.2	39^th of 367 public high schools	89.4%		72.1	51^st of 378 public high schools	86.5%	12	7.8	56.5	54.7	61.3	85.5	52.7	$14,744	$301	$14,443
Langsford House	Public	5-12	525 SE 2nd St	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 622-0999	11	2	7.3	72.7%	9 (81.8%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Lee's Summit North High	Public	9-12	901 NE Douglas St	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3000	1,940	116	16.7	25.7%	1,127 (58.1%)	385 (19.8%)	204 (10.5%)	39 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (9.0%)	72.7	57^th of 367 public high schools	84.5%		66.1	76^th of 378 public high schools	79.9%	19		45.9	46.8	59.6	78.1	55.6	$14,983	$325	$14,658
Lee's Summit West High	Public	9-12	2600 SW Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4000	1,999	121	16.5	11.8%	1,371 (68.6%)	271 (13.6%)	155 (7.8%)	46 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (7.7%)	87.3	13^th of 367 public high schools	96.5%		82	19^th of 378 public high schools	95.0%	6		64.9	52.9	74.2	85.6	62.4	$15,021	$297	$14,723
Hilltop School	Public	5-12	301 NE Gregory Blvd	Lees Summit	64064	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 435-7046	25	4	7.1	20.0%	7 (28.0%)	16 (64.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$31,759	$171	$31,587
Raytown South Senior High	Public	9-12	8211 Sterling Ave	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7330	1,089	63	17.3	60.5%	184 (16.9%)	644 (59.1%)	167 (15.3%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	76 (7.0%)	28.7	272^nd of 367 public high schools	25.9%		13.3	336^th of 378 public high schools	11.1%	64		19.2	22.6	44.9	19.2	33.5	$16,557	$1,112	$15,446
Herndon Career Center	Public	9-12	11501 E 350 Hwy	Raytown	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7140	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ruskin High School	Public	9-12	7000 E 111th St	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7400	1,299	99	13.0	100.0%	110 (8.5%)	792 (61.0%)	273 (21.0%)	34 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	77 (5.9%)	33.5	241^st of 367 public high schools	34.3%		19.3	311^th of 378 public high schools	17.7%	70		36.2	23.6	46.2		28.6	$20,421	$2,435	$17,986
Grandview Senior High	Public	9-12	2300 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5800	1,203	69	17.5	44.1%	159 (13.2%)	553 (46.0%)	391 (32.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (7.2%)	23.9	291^st of 367 public high schools	20.7%		22.5	295^th of 378 public high schools	22.0%	4		10.1	22.8	48.1		21.7	$16,913	$790	$16,122
Raytown Senior High	Public	9-12	6019 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	No	(816) 268-7300	1,280	80	16.0	55.9%	237 (18.5%)	666 (52.0%)	227 (17.7%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	135 (10.5%)	16.5	313^th of 367 public high schools	14.7%		18.7	315^th of 378 public high schools	16.7%	2		5.9	19.3	31.5	26.3	27.4	$16,310	$1,054	$15,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee's Summit Senior High

How many students attend Lee's Summit Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,989 students attended Lee's Summit Senior High.

What district is Lee's Summit Senior High in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

What schools feed into Lee's Summit Senior High?

Lee's Summit Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cedar Creek Elementary
Elementary : Highland Park Elementary
Elementary : Lee's Summit Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Lea Elementary
Elementary : Prairie View Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Valley Elementary
Elementary : Woodland Elementary
Middle : East Trails Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lee's Summit Senior High?

Students at Lee's Summit Senior High are 64% White, 13% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Lee's Summit Senior High a good school?

Lee's Summit Senior High ranks 39^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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