Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII·NCES 291830000976
GREENWOOD ELEM.
805 W MAIN, GREENWOOD, MO 64034 · (816) 986-1320 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
39 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
27.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -28.0pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
MO avg 48.7% . -21.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
-130 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
% White
84%
was 85%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GREENWOOD ELEM.
GREENWOOD ELEM. is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in GREENWOOD, Missouri, overseen by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, serveing 300 students in grades K through 5.
Across the 28 schools in LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII (17,695 students total), GREENWOOD ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, GREENWOOD ELEM. reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GREENWOOD ELEM. has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 13% of students at GREENWOOD ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GREENWOOD ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 47.7%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which GREENWOOD ELEM. is one.
The closest other public school is TRAILRIDGE ELEM., roughly 2.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREENWOOD ELEM. ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.0%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 30%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for GREENWOOD ELEM. typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
- 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
- TRAILRIDGE ELEM.2.3 mi · 418
- SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.2.3 mi · 310
- SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE2.3 mi · 1,005
- East Trails Middle School2.8 mi · 1,051
- LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH3.3 mi · 1,999
- WOODLAND ELEM.3.4 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About GREENWOOD ELEM.How many students attend GREENWOOD ELEM.?
GREENWOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GREENWOOD ELEM. serve?
GREENWOOD ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at GREENWOOD ELEM.?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at GREENWOOD ELEM..
How diverse is GREENWOOD ELEM.?
GREENWOOD ELEM. reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees GREENWOOD ELEM.?
GREENWOOD ELEM. is overseen by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII in Jackson County.
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