Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII·NCES 291830003134
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.
1850 SE RANSON ROAD, LEES SUMMIT, MO 64082 · (816) 986-4240 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
72 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
51%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
52.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.1pp since 2021
Math
46.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.9% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 13.1% |
| Math | 19.3% | 26.8% | 31.7% | 22.0% |
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 | 52.3% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.6% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.4% | 53.4% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
Schools most like SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.'s state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. this school | 310 | 23.2% | 48.6% |
| ALEXANDER DONIPHAN ELEM. LIBERTY | 336 | 25.3% | 57.9% |
| VALLEY PARK ELEM. VALLEY PARK | 343 | 28.6% | 42.9% |
| RICHARDSON ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 405 | 22.7% | 50.2% |
| SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. BALLWIN | 288 | 18.4% | 39.9% |
| GREAT BEGINNINGS EARLY ED CTR. LEE'S SUMMIT | 331 | 20.8% | N/A |
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 SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #344 of 1,002 | #27 of 126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #416 of 1,019 ▲ 89 | #32 of 126 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #295 of 1,018 ▲ 6 | #24 of 126 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #234 of 943 | #35 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #670 of 1,294 | #100 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #380 of 950 | #37 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #320 of 953 | #86 of 124 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #1,004 of 1,165 | #120 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #54 of 684 | #10 of 92 |
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
310
-111 (-26%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 310 | 25.1 | 12.3:1 | 23% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 20% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 22.5 | 13.6:1 | 19% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 28.5 | 16.4:1 | 25% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 11% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SUNSET VALLEY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (467 to 310); teachers down 12% (28.5 to 25.1).
About SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.
In LEES SUMMIT, Missouri, SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 310 students in kindergarten through 5.
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is among 28 schools run by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, which serves 17,695 students.
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.'s enrollment is 68% White. The remaining shares are 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. comes in at 51%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1, with 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is 23%. That is lower than the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.'s results are 2.6 points below predicted: 48.6% against 51.2%.
Across 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. SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is among the 244 public schools in Jackson County.
The nearest other public school, East Trails Middle School, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.. By average proficiency, SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 310 was 26% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 421. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.5:1 to 12.3:1.
The SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SUNSET VALLEY Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named SUNSET VALLEY Elementary. SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Sunset Valley Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 592 students
- Sunset Valley Elementary SchoolNorth Huntingdon, PA · 448 students
- Sunset Valley Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 441 students
Nearby schools
- East Trails Middle School0.5 mi · 1,051
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.1.7 mi · 604
- LEE'S SUMMIT SR. HIGH1.8 mi · 1,989
- GREENWOOD ELEM.2.3 mi · 300
- WOODLAND ELEM.2.4 mi · 423
- HIGHLAND PARK ELEM.2.4 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.How many students attend SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.?
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. serve?
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is approximately 12.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.?
Student demographics at SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. are roughly 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees SUNSET VALLEY ELEM.?
SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. is overseen by LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII in Jackson County.
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