SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE

SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE is one of the substantial middle schools in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, one of the schools within LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, with 1,005 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 118% above typical.

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

On demographics, SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE reports that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of -5.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jackson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: TRAILRIDGE ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SUMMIT LAKES MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 1,117 (now 1,005). The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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