LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH

LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH, a big secondary school in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, one of the schools within LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, serves 1,999 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 299% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

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

On the student-mix side, LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH lists 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, LEE'S SUMMIT WEST 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 51.0%; this one delivers 83.4%, a residual of +32.3 points.

Around the school, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HAWTHORN HILL ELEM., roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 2,111 students in 2018 compared to 1,999 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 78% to 69%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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