PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.

As a big elementary school in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. hosts 604 students from grades K through 5, operated by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. sits 92% above that benchmark.

Within LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, which oversees 28 schools and 17,695 students, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. reports that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest comes out to 16% Black, 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jackson County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is East Trails Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM. has shrank 33%, going from 895 students in 2018 to 604 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 65% to 59%.

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