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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531002682
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.
3701 NE INDEPENDENCE AVE, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64064 · (816) 874-3600 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
92 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 18% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 66.5% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #669 of 968 | #85 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #285 of 974 | #31 of 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #710 of 974 | #95 of 126 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #66 of 1,294 | #10 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #887 of 950 | #116 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #398 of 953 | #100 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,069 of 1,165 | #129 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #65 of 251 | #14 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
600
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 600 | 37.5 | 16.0:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 39.3 | 16.4:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 37.3 | 16.2:1 | 14% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 28.5 | 18.2:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 18% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 4% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAPEL LAKES ELEM..
About CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.
Families in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, are served by CHAPEL LAKES ELEM., a large elementary school. The school enrolls 600 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV operates 20 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,657 students.
Federal enrollment data show CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. is 73% White. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points above the 62% share among Jackson County residents. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. are from different groups.
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. reported 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.0:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. Roughly 15% of students at CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 43.3% actual against 51.0% predicted.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Jackson County has 244 public schools with about 105,714 students, including CHAPEL LAKES ELEM..
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. is about 1.0 miles from DELTA WOODS MIDDLE, its nearest public school. CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.'s average proficiency of 43.3% compares with 43.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.'s location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 588 students in 2020-21 and 600 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.6:1 to 16.0:1.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLEMiddle · 831 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
Other schools in LEE'S SUMMIT
- LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGHHigh · 1,999 students
- LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,989 students
- LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,940 students
- East Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,051 students
- BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,043 students
- SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLEMiddle · 1,005 students
Nearby schools
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLE1.0 mi · 831
- HILLTOP SCHOOL1.1 mi · 25
- LAKEVIEW WOODS SCHOOL1.3 mi · 30
- UNDERWOOD ELEM.2.4 mi · 511
- BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE2.5 mi · 1,043
- VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM.2.7 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.How many students attend CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.?
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. serve?
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. is approximately 16.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.?
At CHAPEL LAKES ELEM., the student body is approximately 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.?
CHAPEL LAKES ELEM. is overseen by BLUE SPRINGS R-IV in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.