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Laurel Hills Elementary

Public Grades K-5

751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Raytown, Missouri, serving 339 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Raytown C-2 School District, which is ranked 312 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laurel Hills Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.7% to 34.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 18.3%, compared to the state average of 41.4% and the district average of 20.8%. Additionally, 72.27% of Laurel Hills students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Laurel Hills Elementary to nearby schools in the Raytown C-2 district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For instance, Fleetridge Elementary and Robinson Elementary have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Laurel Hills. Despite an increase in per-student spending at Laurel Hills, from $10,924 in 2018-2019 to $15,099 in 2021-2022, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting that addressing the underlying issues, such as high chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population, may be crucial in improving the school's overall performance.

344

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,010

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 Lane
Raytown, MO 64133-2740

(816) 268-7230

District: Raytown C-2

Students who attend Laurel Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Raytown Middle
High:	Raytown Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

21.5%

White:

18.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (22% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Missouri avg43%

751^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Raytown C-2

312^th of 367Raytown C-2 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	18.0	751 of 900	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	610 of 906	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	667 of 898	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	683 of 908	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	694 of 901	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	878 of 1052	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	837 of 1045	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	874 of 1032	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	655 of 865	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.5	779 of 1058	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	896 of 1089	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	754 of 1108	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	836 of 1085	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	1020 of 1088	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	971 of 1066	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	993 of 1053	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	970 of 1084	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	914 of 1080	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	792 of 1074	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	67 of 190	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	39 of 191	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	53 of 185	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	32 of 184	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	74 of 163	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	170 of 250	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	139 of 243	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	222 of 302	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	43.3	74 of 120	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	41 of 105	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	457 of 638	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	366 of 625	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	255 of 611	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	222 of 532	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	405 of 574	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	769 of 907	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	711 of 887	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	37.0	604 of 917	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	595 of 898	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2019)38th percentile+22 vs school

White (2019)34th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)26th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-10 vs state

English Language Arts23%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Laurel Hills 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laurel Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5401 Lane	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7230	344	29	11.8	75.3%	64 (18.6%)	168 (48.8%)	74 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	30 (8.7%)	18	751^st of 900 public elementary schools	16.6%		34.6	610^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.7%	141	18.3	14.4			32.2	24.1	22.4			$17,010	$2,929	$14,081
Eastwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	5290 Sycamore	Kansas City	64129	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7210	330	24	13.8	86.7%	49 (14.8%)	160 (48.5%)	89 (27.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	9.2	828^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.0%		10.1	833^rd of 906 public elementary schools	8.1%	5	14.6	13.2	9.4			20.1	11.6	18.7		$16,410	$2,655	$13,755
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Blue Ridge Blvd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7200	299	24	12.2	68.9%	87 (29.1%)	122 (40.8%)	47 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.0%)	25	699^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.3%		32.2	639^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.5%	60	25.6	30.9	18.6		27.9	26.0	29.2	31.4		$17,074	$2,174	$14,900
Pitcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9915 E 38th Terr	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1855	252	22	11.4	100.0%	35 (13.9%)	93 (36.9%)	103 (40.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (6.0%)	8.4	834^th of 900 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.7	845^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.7%	11	12.5	10.0	8.9	24.2	14.8	12.5		12.6	15.4	$22,164	$2,517	$19,647
Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	6707 Woodson Rd	Raytown	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7260	315	25	12.7	55.2%	85 (27.0%)	151 (47.9%)	43 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.5%)	49.5	473^rd of 900 public elementary schools	47.4%		39.1	568^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.3%	95	25.5	38.5	53.7		44.1	38.9	37.4	44.1		$16,512	$2,180	$14,332
Fleetridge Elementary	Public	K-5	13001 E 55th St	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7220	355	25	14.4	59.7%	96 (27.0%)	129 (36.3%)	81 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.8%)	32.2	645^th of 900 public elementary schools	28.3%		26	689^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.0%	44	25.1	41.3	27.0		29.0	29.0	34.4			$15,091	$1,676	$13,415
Norfleet Elementary	Public	K-5	6140 Norfleet Rd	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7240	329	27	12.0	60.8%	77 (23.4%)	157 (47.7%)	51 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.2%)	16.3	764^th of 900 public elementary schools	15.1%		9.8	836^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.7%	72	24.6	15.6	13.0		22.7	22.4	22.9	26.1		$17,531	$1,972	$15,559
Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 E 77th St	Kansas City	64138	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7290	319	23	13.7	72.7%	57 (17.9%)	164 (51.4%)	51 (16.0%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (12.2%)	10.4	819^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.0%		10.2	831^st of 906 public elementary schools	8.3%	12	16.7	15.7	16.5		16.7	12.3	15.8	16.4		$14,722	$2,089	$12,633
Cassell Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 East 31st Street South	Independence	64052	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5540	362	27	13.4	81.2%	111 (30.7%)	54 (14.9%)	160 (44.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (8.8%)	18.9	742^nd of 900 public elementary schools	17.6%		15.7	773^rd of 906 public elementary schools	14.7%	31	24.6	16.0	18.4		17.0	24.2	26.7	30.9		$13,089	$1,120	$11,968
Little Blue Elementary	Public	K-5	13900 E 61st Street	Kansas City	64133	Jackson County	Raytown C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-7740	379	29	13.1	64.4%	124 (32.7%)	120 (31.7%)	86 (22.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	31	653^rd of 900 public elementary schools	27.4%		27.7	678^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.2%	25	26.0	37.6	26.7		20.6	32.3	37.6	31.1		$15,533	$2,882	$12,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Hills Elementary

What district is Laurel Hills Elementary in?

Raytown C-2

How many students attend Laurel Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Laurel Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Laurel Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Raytown Middle
High : Raytown Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Hills Elementary?

Students at Laurel Hills Elementary are 49% African American, 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Laurel Hills Elementary a good school?

Laurel Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Missouri elementary schools.

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