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Enrollment
1,999
High
DISTRICT 1,488 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII·NCES 291830002795
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH
2600 SW WARD RD, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64082 · (816) 986-4000 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,999 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Missouri public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
235 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 504 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 471 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 503 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 521 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.7pp since 2021
Math
71.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.1% | 58.5% | 19.2% | 6.0% |
| Math | 43.0% | 28.9% | 16.6% | 11.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 79.1% | 61.6% |
| 2021-22 | 70.9% | 61.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH this school | 1,999 | 11.8% | 62.4% |
| KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH KIRKWOOD | 1,693 | 11.0% | 62.1% |
| TIMBERLAND HIGH WENTZVILLE | 1,525 | 14.4% | 60.4% |
| FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGH O'FALLON | 1,538 | 15.5% | 59.3% |
| FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGH ST CHARLES | 1,750 | 16.7% | 64.1% |
| RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH PECULIAR | 1,540 | 18.0% | 30.7% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #20 of 443 | #1 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #21 of 453 ▲ 26 | #2 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #26 of 382 ▼ 8 | #3 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #61 of 231 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,999 | #12 of 561 | #3 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #287 of 343 | #20 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #77 of 343 | #18 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #444 of 455 | #34 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #126 of 187 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,999
-125 (-6%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 1,721
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,999 | 120.7 | 16.6:1 | 12% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 1,976 | 121 | 16.3:1 | 10% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 1,992 | 121 | 16.5:1 | 9% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 2,124 | 118 | 18.0:1 | 9% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 2,111 | 116.1 | 18.2:1 | 9% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 2,037 | 109 | 18.7:1 | 7% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 1,721 | 98 | 17.6:1 | 8% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,111 to 1,999); teachers up 4% (116.1 to 120.7).
About LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is a public large high school in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 1,999 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students, so this school is 299% above average.
LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII (28 schools, 17,695 students) runs LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH.
By race and ethnicity, LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is 69% White. The school is also 14% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By the diversity index, LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH comes in at 50%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.6:1, with 120.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.2:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is 12%. Public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
The allk12 Grade for LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is A. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH, the prediction is 55.5% and the result is 62.4%.
Jackson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Jackson County number 244 and enroll about 105,714.
Nearby, HAWTHORN HILL ELEM. is about 0.8 miles away. LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH's average proficiency of 62.4% compares with 52.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 2,124 to 1,999. The school's ratio fell from 18.0:1 to 16.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII
- 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
- PLEASANT LEA MIDDLEMiddle · 905 students
Other schools in LEE'S SUMMIT
- 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
- PLEASANT LEA MIDDLEMiddle · 905 students
Nearby schools
- HAWTHORN HILL ELEM.0.8 mi · 444
- SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE1.3 mi · 1,005
- TRAILRIDGE ELEM.1.5 mi · 418
- PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE1.9 mi · 905
- PLEASANT LEA ELEM.1.9 mi · 346
- SUMMIT POINTE ELEM.2.2 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH?
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH enrolls approximately 1,999 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH serve?
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH.
How diverse is LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH?
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH reports a student body of 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH public or private?
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.