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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at RAYTOWN SR. HIGH this year?
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Enrollment
1,280
High
DISTRICT 1,185 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYTOWN C-2·NCES 292607001525
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH
6019 BLUE RIDGE BLVD, RAYTOWN, MO 64133 · (816) 268-7300 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
716 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 340 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 320 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 296 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 324 | 25% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 RAYTOWN SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #151 of 440 | #17 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,280 | #74 of 561 | #11 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #266 of 343 | #19 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #17 of 343 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #42 of 187 | #2 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,280
-214 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.9:1
% White
19%
was 33%
% Hispanic
18%
was 12%
% Black
52%
was 48%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
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 | 1,280 | 79.8 | 16.0:1 | 56% (716) |
| 2023-24 | 1,342 | 81.1 | 16.6:1 | 61% (818) |
| 2022-23 | 1,365 | 85.8 | 15.9:1 | 65% (892) |
| 2017-18 | 1,494 | 88.7 | 16.9:1 | 58% (873) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAYTOWN SR. HIGH.
About RAYTOWN SR. HIGH
This page covers RAYTOWN SR. HIGH, a large high school in RAYTOWN, Missouri. The school reports 1,280 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students.
The district, RAYTOWN C-2, operates 17 schools serving 7,676 students.
A majority of students at RAYTOWN SR. HIGH, 52%, are Black. Other reported shares: 19% White, 18% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Jackson County's residents are about 22% Black, 30 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at RAYTOWN SR. HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH employs 79.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. That ratio is over the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 56% in 2024-25.
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.6%, compared with a predicted 50.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Jackson County, median household income is about $68,577, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Jackson County number 244 and enroll about 105,714.
Of nearby public schools, RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 56.6% is above the 51.5% average for nearby schools.
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, RAYTOWN SR. HIGH went from 1,494 students to 1,280. White students made up 33% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 19% in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 RAYTOWN C-2
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHHigh · 1,089 students
- RAYTOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 667 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 510 students
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- FLEETRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
Other schools in RAYTOWN
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHHigh · 1,089 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 510 students
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.Elementary · 353 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE0.3 mi · 488
- BLUE RIDGE ELEM.0.9 mi · 299
- NEW TRAILS EARLY LEARNING CTR.1.0 mi · 101
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.1.2 mi · 344
- ROBINSON ELEM.1.3 mi · 315
- RAYTOWN MIDDLE1.5 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About RAYTOWN SR. HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at RAYTOWN SR. HIGH?
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 1,280 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does RAYTOWN SR. HIGH serve?
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does RAYTOWN SR. HIGH have?
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is RAYTOWN SR. HIGH?
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH reports a student body of 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 52% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees RAYTOWN SR. HIGH?
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH is overseen by RAYTOWN C-2 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.