LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH

Located at 901 NE DOUGLAS ST, in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH is a sizable secondary school that serves 1,940 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH sits 287% larger than that benchmark.

LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 17,695 students; LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH is among them.

Looking at the student body, LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Jackson County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.8%; this one delivers 75.0%, a residual of +24.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH is one campus in the mix.

R-7 Online Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEE'S SUMMIT NORTH HIGH ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,907 students in 2018 compared to 1,940 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 58% across the same window.

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