Todd M. Sr. George House · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Lee's Summit’s public schools outscore 87% of Missouri districts
On the state math tests, 54% of Lee's Summit’s students scored proficient, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lee's Summit, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.
From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lee's Summit’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 227 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lee's Summit’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,082 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Summit Christian Academy (private), Lees Summit Academy (private) and Primrose School of Lees Summit (private) are in town. R-7 Online Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lee's Summit’s grade
A: better than 87% of Missouri school districts, #41 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lee's Summit, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lee's Summit
Great Beginnings Early Ed CTR.
Grades PK · 331 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lee's Summit · depends on your address
Lee's Summit West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,999 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Lee's Summit SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 1,989 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Lee's Summit North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,940 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lee's Summit · depends on your address
Lee's Summit West High
Grades 9–12 · 1,999 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Lee's Summit SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 1,989 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Lee's Summit North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,940 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Lee's Summit’s public schools are run by Lee's Summit R-VII School District, which also serves Greenwood, Lake Lotawana, Lake Winnebago and Unity Village. Parts of Lee's Summit (13%, 5% and 2% of its land) are served by Blue Springs R-IV, Grandview C-4 and Raymore-Peculiar R-II instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Lee's Summit vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Lee's Summit’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit | A | Lee's Summit R-VII |
| Independence | C+ | Independence 30 PK–12 · Fort Osage R-I PK–12 |
| Kansas City | C+ | North Kansas City 74 PK–12 · Kansas City 33 PK–12 |
| Unity Village | — | Lee's Summit R-VII |
| Lake Winnebago | A− | Raymore-Peculiar R-II PK–12 · Lee's Summit R-VII PK–12 |
| Greenwood | A | Lee's Summit R-VII |
| Lake Lotawana | A | Lee's Summit R-VII |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Lee's Summit R-VII with Lee's Summit, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Lee's Summit
31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Miller Park Center and Great Beginnings PreK at PV).
Questions about Lee's Summit’s schools
Are Lee's Summit’s schools good?
By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lee's Summit children attend outscore 87% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #41 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lee's Summit in?
Lee's Summit R-VII School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 17,695 students in 28 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lee's Summit are served by Blue Springs R-IV, Grandview C-4 and Raymore-Peculiar R-II.
Where do Lee's Summit kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lee's Summit West High, Lee's Summit SR. High and Lee's Summit North High.
What is Lee's Summit’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Lee's Summit R-VII School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Lee's Summit spend per student?
$15,082 in Lee's Summit R-VII School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lee's Summit?
Yes: Summit Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 1,235 students), Lees Summit Academy (religious, grades K–12, 98 students) and Primrose School of Lees Summit (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 55 students).
Parents talk
What Lee's Summit families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lee's Summit → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.