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Lee's Summit R-VII School District

Item: Lee's Summit R-VII School District
Rating: 10
Author: Public School Review

301 Ne Tudor Rd
Lee's Summit, MO 64086-5702

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10/

Top 10%

Tel: (816) 986-1000

www.lsr7.org

Top Rankings

Lee's Summit R-VII School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:

Overview

This School District

This State (MO)

# Schools

29 Schools

1,744 Schools

# Students

17,775 Students

575,194 Students

# Teachers

1,203 Teachers

46,508 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Lee's Summit R-VII School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 555 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 95% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (MO)

#54 out of 557 school districts
(Top 10%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Lee's Summit R-VII School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

54%

39%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lee's Summit R-VII School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

52%

43%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lee's Summit R-VII School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

47%

38%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Lee's Summit R-VII School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

96%

90%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Lee's Summit R-VII School District and public school graduation rate of Missouri by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.52

0.51

# American Indian Students

20 Students

1,982 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

370 Students

12,151 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

1,564 Students

44,915 Students

% Hispanic Students

# Black Students

2,388 Students

89,130 Students

% Black Students

13%

16%

# White Students

11,886 Students

391,982 Students

% White Students

67%

68%

# Hawaiian Students

36 Students

2,369 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,511 Students

32,665 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

311

19,702

# Students in K Grade:

1,186

60,008

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,220

64,913

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,228

63,323

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,270

64,546

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,277

64,424

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,345

64,930

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,249

65,073

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,377

48,555

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,375

49,673

# Students in 9th Grade:

1,467

2,576

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,472

2,578

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,494

2,451

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,504

2,442

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,124 is higher than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has grown by 31% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $16,475 is higher than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.

This School District

This State (MO)

Total Revenue

$304 MM

$13,447 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Lee's Summit R-VII School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Missouri by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$293 MM

$12,401 MM

This chart displays total spending of Lee's Summit R-VII School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Missouri by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$17,124

$15,071

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Lee's Summit R-VII School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Missouri by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$16,475

$13,899

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Lee's Summit R-VII School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Missouri by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 29 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 17,775 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 33%
: 96% (Top 5% in MO)
: Top 10%
: 54% (Top 10%)
: 52% (Top 20%)
: 47% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MO Dept. of Education