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Grain Valley High

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Grain Valley High ranks 52 nd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 86% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Grain Valley High is a public high school serving 1,444 students in grades 9-12 in Grain Valley, Missouri. The school is part of the Grain Valley R-V School District, which is ranked 68 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grain Valley High consistently performs above the state average in End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, particularly in Algebra II and English II. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.5% to 97.3% in recent years, and a low dropout rate of 0.7% to 0.9%. Compared to nearby high schools like Lee's Summit North High and Blue Springs High, Grain Valley High generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level in academic assessments, but maintains higher graduation and lower dropout rates.

One notable strength of Grain Valley High is its performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 18th out of 279 Missouri high schools in 2024-2025. The school's diverse student population, including Hispanic and White students, also performs well, with rankings in the top 20% of Missouri high schools. However, the school's performance for its Multi-racial and Special Education student subgroups is more mixed, indicating potential areas for improvement in addressing the needs of all students.

1,482

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,414

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

551 SW Eagles Pkwy
Grain Valley, MO 64029-0304

(816) 847-5000

District: Grain Valley R-V

Feeder schools for Grain Valley High:

Elementary:	Matthews Elementary
	Prairie Branch Elementary
	Sni-A-Bar Elementary
	Stony Point Elementary
Middle:	Grain Valley North Middle School
	Grain Valley South Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Missouri high schools

✓97% 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 school56%

District avg59%

Missouri avg45%

52^nd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 367Grain Valley R-V 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	74.3	52 of 367	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	50 of 378	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	67 of 352	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	38 of 361	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	73 of 358	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	72 of 460	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	137 of 468	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	94 of 404	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	55.2	161 of 401	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	144 of 504	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	75 of 521	85.6%	★★★★☆
2013	63.0	117 of 523	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	58.2	177 of 522	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.9	258 of 528	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	0.4	514 of 516	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	60.3	137 of 507	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.2	108 of 539	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	60.6	170 of 538	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	142 of 534	73.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	48.2	51 of 111	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	41 of 129	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	40 of 103	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	69.1	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	32 of 91	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	18 of 279	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	54.8	98 of 274	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	76 of 268	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	23 of 250	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	36 of 255	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	65 of 368	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	126 of 382	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	30.5	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.2	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	42 of 138	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	29.5	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	62 of 306	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	56 of 321	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	80 of 302	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	38 of 310	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	65 of 309	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	79 of 430	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	150 of 440	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)72nd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II84%+26 vs state

English II69%+16 vs state

Biology I54%+16 vs state

Algebra I46%~ state avg

Government44%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th 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
Grain Valley High	Public	9-12	551 SW Eagles Pkwy	Grain Valley	64029	Jackson County	Grain Valley R-V	No	No	No	No	(816) 847-5000	1,482	87	16.9	21.0%	1,188 (80.2%)	49 (3.3%)	115 (7.8%)	15 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	104 (7.0%)	74.3	52^nd of 367 public high schools	85.8%		72.3	50^th of 378 public high schools	86.8%	2				46.0	53.6	69.3	84.4	44.1	$12,414	$503	$11,912
Blue Springs South High	Public	9-12	1200 SE Adams Dairy Pkwy	Blue Springs	64014	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3500	2,299	126	18.2	24.9%	1,499 (65.2%)	333 (14.5%)	214 (9.3%)	63 (2.7%)	11 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	174 (7.6%)	64.1	88^th of 367 public high schools	76.0%		66	78^th of 378 public high schools	79.4%	10				53.4	42.6	63.9	76.6	34.9	$13,232	$534	$12,698
Blue Springs High	Public	9-12	2000 NW Ashton Dr	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3400	2,429	153	15.8	31.9%	1,514 (62.3%)	318 (13.1%)	298 (12.3%)	51 (2.1%)	11 (0.5%)	14 (0.6%)	223 (9.2%)	63.1	90^th of 367 public high schools	75.5%		66.3	74^th of 378 public high schools	80.4%	16				45.7	40.2	59.7	69.3	43.2	$14,690	$594	$14,095
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	605 SE 12th	Oak Grove	64075	Jackson County	Oak Grove R-VI	No	No	No	No	(816) 690-4152	604	39	15.3	26.8%	518 (85.8%)	13 (2.2%)	43 (7.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	48.2	168^th of 367 public high schools	54.2%		48.9	153^rd of 378 public high schools	59.5%	15				12.0	36.7	50.9	30.0	49.2	$12,568	$286	$12,282
Valley View High	Public	8-12	5000 NW Valley View Rd	Blue Springs	64015	Jackson County	Blue Springs R-IV	No	No	No	No	(816) 874-3750	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Car. Technical Center At Ft. Osage	Public	11-12	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7180	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fort Osage High	Public	9-12	25102 E. US 24 Highway	Independence	64056	Jackson County	Fort Osage R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 650-7030	1,545	87	17.6	42.9%	1,066 (69.0%)	136 (8.8%)	190 (12.3%)	8 (0.5%)	9 (0.6%)	32 (2.1%)	104 (6.7%)	40.5	204^th of 367 public high schools	44.4%		29.4	264^th of 378 public high schools	30.2%	60				23.6	41.4	37.9	79.1	35.7	$15,230	$1,543	$13,687
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
Lone Jack High	Public	6-12	313 S Bynum Rd	Lone Jack	64070	Jackson County	Lone Jack C-6	No	No	No	No	(816) 697-3539	400	31	12.7	16.0%	350 (87.5%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	30	266^th of 367 public high schools	27.5%		21.2	304^th of 378 public high schools	19.6%	38	78.2	71.1	43.4	44.1			22.1		$11,959	$206	$11,753
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grain Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Grain Valley High?

Students at Grain Valley High are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Grain Valley High?

Grain Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Matthews Elementary
Elementary : Prairie Branch Elementary
Elementary : Sni-A-Bar Elementary
Elementary : Stony Point Elementary
Middle : Grain Valley North Middle School
Middle : Grain Valley South Middle School

What district is Grain Valley High in?

Grain Valley R-V

How many students attend Grain Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,482 students attended Grain Valley High.

Is Grain Valley High a good school?

Grain Valley High ranks 52^nd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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