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Hawthorn Hill Elementary

Q: Is Hawthorn Hill Elementary a good school?

Hawthorn Hill Elementary ranks 323 rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Hawthorn Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lees Summit, Missouri, serving 402 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 has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hawthorn Hill Elementary has a strong performance history, ranking as high as 15th out of over 1,000 Missouri elementary schools in the 2016-2017 school year and consistently maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for many years. The school's performance has remained strong, with a current ranking of 323 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools and a 3-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year. Hawthorn Hill consistently outperforms the Lee's Summit R-VII district and the state of Missouri in standardized test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas, such as a 3rd-grade math proficiency rate of 53.4% compared to 47.7% for the district and 41.4% for the state, and a 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 57.2% compared to 48.5% for the district and 42.2% for the state.

Additionally, Hawthorn Hill Elementary has consistently lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 6.2% to 14.8% over the past few years. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 5.14% to 9.2% over the past few years, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population compared to nearby schools.

444

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,885

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 SW Pryor Rd
Lees Summit, MO 64082-1614

(816) 986-3380

District: Lee's Summit R-Vii

Students who attend Hawthorn Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Summit Lakes Middle
High:	Lee's Summit West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

African American:

11.9%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (47% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Missouri median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

Missouri avg42%

323^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	63.7	323 of 900	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.3	134 of 906	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	107 of 898	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	78 of 908	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	71 of 901	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	34 of 1052	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	20 of 1045	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.9	15 of 1032	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	28 of 865	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	37 of 1058	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	83.5	121 of 1089	88.9%	★★★★☆
2013	88.6	58 of 1108	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.9	54 of 1085	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	91.1	33 of 1088	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	92.1	32 of 1066	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	81.9	130 of 1053	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	197 of 1084	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	140 of 1080	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	80.5	121 of 1074	88.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	86.4	17 of 250	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	28 of 243	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	235 of 666	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	135 of 668	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	114 of 673	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	53 of 675	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	39 of 691	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	22 of 917	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	23 of 898	97.4%	★★★★★

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 (2019)93rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science57%+15 vs state

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Not many elementary schools have this great of an atmosphere, including the surrounding homes and families. It really is nice that a principal memorizes all incoming students names and many of the teachers live among us which is even greater! This school is always ranked as a top 10% school in Missouri for elementary schools. It's also located in a nearly zero crime area and city which is why we picked this area specifically 6 years ago and it continues to get better every year. It's also a part of a TOP school district, led by an award winning super. And our three high schools are all top 25 schools for high schools in Missouri. It doesn't get any better than this. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Hawthorn Hill is a great school. They have exillent teachers working there that explain everything to the students. If your wanting to move to the Lee's Summit School District, then move close the HHE. Hope you do!! Close Quote

Schools Near Hawthorn Hill 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
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
Summit Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	13100 E 147th St	Kansas City	64149	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4210	534	33	16.2	12.0%	338 (63.3%)	83 (15.5%)	51 (9.6%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	72	229^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.6%		75.5	189^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.1%	40	46.4	35.4	66.9	66.9	46.3	52.0	61.4	$14,456	$749	$13,708
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
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
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
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
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
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
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	805 W Main	Greenwood	64034	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-1320	300	21	14.5	13.0%	251 (83.7%)	11 (3.7%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	73.7	213^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.3%		72.5	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%	17	66.6	42.8	40.3		61.6			$14,950	$405	$14,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Hawthorn Hill Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hawthorn Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hawthorn Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Summit Lakes Middle
High : Lee's Summit West High

Is Hawthorn Hill Elementary a good school?

Hawthorn Hill Elementary ranks 323^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hawthorn Hill Elementary?

Students at Hawthorn Hill Elementary are 68% White, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Hawthorn Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Hawthorn Hill Elementary.

What district is Hawthorn Hill Elementary in?

Lee's Summit R-Vii

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