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Enrollment
905
Middle
DISTRICT 1,001 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII·NCES 291830000982
PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE
630 W PERSEL, LEE'S SUMMIT, MO 64081 · (816) 986-1175 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL905 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
262 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 304 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 308 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
MO avg 49.5% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 63.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #141 of 369 | #15 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #34 of 321 | #7 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #173 of 370 | #22 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 905 | #24 of 397 | #5 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #180 of 321 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #82 of 321 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #79 of 91 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
905
+20 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.5:1
% White
66%
was 73%
% Hispanic
11%
was 5%
% Black
11%
was 12%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 905 | 66.6 | 13.6:1 | 29% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 931 | 68.1 | 13.7:1 | 28% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 67.6 | 13.9:1 | 22% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 60.9 | 14.5:1 | 29% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE.
About PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE
PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE, located in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, is a large middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 905 students. Against the 461-student average for middle schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 96% higher.
PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE falls under LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, which has 28 schools enrolling 17,695 students.
White students make up a majority at PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE, at 66%. The remaining students are 11% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.6 students per teacher and 66.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 29%. The 60% average for public schools in Jackson County is 31 points higher.
The model predicts 50.7% for a school in Missouri with PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch share. PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE posts 51.5%.
Jackson County census figures show that the median household income is $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Jackson County is home to 244 public schools and about 105,714 public school students.
PLEASANT LEA ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2017-18, PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE enrolled 885; in 2024-25, 905. Meanwhile, the White share shrank from 73% to 66% of enrollment.
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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
Nearby schools
- PLEASANT LEA ELEM.0.1 mi · 346
- LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH1.2 mi · 1,989
- LEE'S SUMMIT ELEM.1.3 mi · 205
- WESTVIEW ELEM.1.3 mi · 269
- LANGSFORD HOUSE1.6 mi · 11
- LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH1.9 mi · 1,999
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANT LEA MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE?
PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 905 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE serve?
PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE is approximately 13.6:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE?
Student demographics at PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE are roughly 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE in?
PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE is part of LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.