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Raytown South Senior High

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Raytown South Senior High ranks 272 nd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 26% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Raytown South Senior High is a public high school located in Raytown, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,179 students. The school is part of the Raytown C-2 School District, which is ranked 312 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Raytown South Senior High consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri high schools, with a statewide ranking between 272 and 336 out of 367-378 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 8.6% to 44.9% compared to state averages of 35.1% to 54.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively low, ranging from 75.1% to 83.3% over the past 5 years, compared to the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 5.1% to 9.1% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Lee's Summit Senior High and Lee's Summit North High, which are part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District, the performance gap is even more pronounced, with those schools consistently outperforming Raytown South Senior High across all metrics. Additionally, Raytown South Senior High's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom quarter or third of Missouri high schools in their respective categories.

1,089

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,557

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8211 Sterling Ave
Raytown, MO 64138-2647

(816) 268-7330

District: Raytown C-2

Feeder schools for Raytown South Senior High:

Elementary:	Blue Ridge Elementary
	Robinson Elementary
	Southwood Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	More...
	Westridge Elementary
Middle:	Raytown Central Middle
	South Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.1%

White:

16.9%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Algebra II scores 39 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Missouri avg45%

272^nd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	28.7	272 of 367	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	336 of 378	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	314 of 352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	303 of 361	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	325 of 358	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	408 of 460	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	393 of 468	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.8	332 of 404	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	359 of 401	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	426 of 504	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	468 of 521	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	465 of 523	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	434 of 522	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	475 of 528	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	476 of 516	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.0	443 of 507	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	375 of 539	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	342 of 538	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.3	322 of 534	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	66 of 105	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	71 of 99	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	90 of 105	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	79 of 96	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	74 of 111	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	35.1	83 of 96	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	51 of 70	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	51 of 84	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	200 of 279	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	239 of 274	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	227 of 268	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	231 of 250	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	215 of 255	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	328 of 368	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	297 of 382	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	42 of 52	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	60 of 138	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.8	128 of 135	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	123 of 127	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	194 of 306	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	278 of 321	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	154 of 302	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	226 of 310	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	193 of 430	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	133 of 440	69.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2021)26th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II45%-8 vs state

Government34%-7 vs state

Biology I23%-15 vs state

Algebra I19%-26 vs state

Algebra II19%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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)
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
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
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
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
Southeast High School	Public	9-12	3500 E Meyer Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-1075	498	32	15.3	100.0%	27 (5.4%)	405 (81.3%)	42 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.0%)	4.8	356^th of 367 public high schools	3.0%		5.6	363^rd of 378 public high schools	4.0%	7	5.8	3.6	14.8		8.7	$19,188	$1,917	$17,271
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)
Truman High	Public	9-12	3301 S Noland Rd	Independence	64055	Jackson County	Independence 30	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 521-5350	1,720	92	18.6	62.2%	780 (45.3%)	270 (15.7%)	455 (26.5%)	14 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	20 (1.2%)	173 (10.1%)	37.2	220^th of 367 public high schools	40.1%		38.4	220^th of 378 public high schools	41.8%		20.9	31.8	45.0	41.0	34.7	$12,952	$1,535	$11,418
Center Academy For Success	Public	7-12	8434 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	No	(816) 349-3662	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					18.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Raytown South Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Raytown South Senior High?

Students at Raytown South Senior High are 59% African American, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Raytown South Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,089 students attended Raytown South Senior High.

Is Raytown South Senior High a good school?

Raytown South Senior High ranks 272^nd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Raytown South Senior High in?

Raytown C-2

What schools feed into Raytown South Senior High?

Raytown South Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Robinson Elementary
Elementary : Southwood Elementary
Elementary : Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary : Westridge Elementary
Middle : Raytown Central Middle
Middle : South Middle

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