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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII·NCES 291830000979
MASON ELEM.
27600 COLBERN RD, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64086 · (816) 986-2330 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
79 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
41%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
56.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.5pp since 2021
Math
51.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.1% | 28.5% | 31.1% | 12.1% |
| Math | 21.2% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 18.6% |
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 | 56.6% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 55.1% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 60.8% |
| 2021-22 | 61.1% | 59.4% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 MASON ELEM.
MASON ELEM.'s state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASON ELEM. this school | 512 | 15.4% | 57.6% |
| MOUNT HOPE ELEM. O'FALLON | 444 | 15.5% | 52.3% |
| CRESTWOOD ELEM. ST LOUIS | 457 | 12.5% | 58.2% |
| GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM. KIRKWOOD | 463 | 13.8% | 51.6% |
| VOY SPEARS JR. ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 546 | 13.7% | 78.4% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 599 | 16.4% | 54.1% |
Matched among Missouri elementary 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 MASON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #172 of 1,002 | #11 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #308 of 1,019 ▼ 67 | #22 of 126 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #209 of 1,018 ▼ 120 | #15 of 126 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #157 of 943 | #26 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #145 of 1,294 | #23 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #881 of 950 | #114 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #445 of 953 | #105 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #1,066 of 1,165 | #127 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #124 of 251 | #20 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
512
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 512 | 32.4 | 15.8:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 30.6 | 16.5:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 29.5 | 16.4:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 28.9 | 16.3:1 | 15% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 9% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 9% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MASON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (472 to 512); teachers up 12% (28.9 to 32.4).
About MASON ELEM.
MASON ELEM. is a large elementary school located in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri. Its enrollment is 512 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Missouri enroll around 315, and this school is 63% above that mark.
A total of 28 schools make up LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, with 17,695 students enrolled.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at MASON ELEM.. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Jackson County overall, about 62% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Missouri, 12.4:1, is lower. MASON ELEM. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 15%. Among public schools in Jackson County, the average eligibility rate is 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, MASON ELEM. lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Missouri public elementary schools.
In Missouri, MASON ELEM. is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.6% actual against a predicted 54.1%.
In Jackson County, home to about 719,976 people, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. MASON ELEM. shares Jackson County with 243 other public schools.
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. is about 2.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, MASON ELEM. is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 512 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 498.
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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 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
Other schools in LEE'S SUMMIT
- 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
Other MASON Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named MASON Elementary. MASON ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- MASON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 393 students
- Mason Elementary SchoolDuluth, GA · 913 students
- Mason ElementarySan Diego, CA · 538 students
- Mason Elementary SchoolMASON, TX · 298 students
- Mason Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 241 students
Nearby schools
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.2.5 mi · 681
- GREAT BEGINNINGS EARLY ED CTR.2.9 mi · 331
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE2.9 mi · 813
- LIGGETT TRAIL EDUCATION CENTER3.3 mi · 159
- DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.3.3 mi · 330
- RICHARDSON ELEM.3.4 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About MASON ELEM.How many students attend MASON ELEM.?
MASON ELEM. enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MASON ELEM. serve?
MASON ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does MASON ELEM. have?
MASON ELEM. employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MASON ELEM.?
Student demographics at MASON ELEM. are roughly 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MASON ELEM. in?
MASON ELEM. is part of LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.