LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH

LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH is a secondary school of high-enrollment scale in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, run under LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, educateing 1,989 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 501 students per school, that is 297% above typical.

Across the 28 schools in LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII (17,695 students total), LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 150 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.7%; actual is 77.9%, +27.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the 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 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 SR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LANGSFORD HOUSE, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 1,774 students in 2018 compared to 1,989 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 76% to 64%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.