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Raytown C-2 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Raytown, and parts of Kansas City.

Raytown’s School Grade D better than 7% of Missouri school districts

Students
7,676
Schools
17
Spent per student
$14,574
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$114M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Raytown C-2 School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $114M, about $14,857 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DRaytown 29,154

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Raytown. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 39.2% · 4,025 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 43.2% · 4,042 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 89.3% · 681 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,574 per student · 0% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 37%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,906’20
8,037’21
8,012’22
7,953’23
7,676’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 50%White 20%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

17 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Three Trails Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Raytown
172 students14:1
New Trails Early Learning CTR.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Raytown
101 students7:1
Little Blue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
379 students13:1
Fleetridge Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
C−
355 students14:1
Spring Valley Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Raytown
D
353 students15:1
Southwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Raytown
C−
346 students13:1
Laurel Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Raytown
D
344 students12:1
Eastwood Hills Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
330 students14:1
Norfleet Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
329 students12:1
Westridge Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
D
319 students14:1
Robinson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Raytown
C
315 students13:1
Blue Ridge Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Raytown
C−
299 students12:1
Raytown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kansas City
D
667 students14:1
South Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Raytown
D
510 students16:1
Raytown Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Raytown
C−
488 students14:1
Raytown SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Raytown
D
1,280 students16:1
Raytown South SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Raytown
D
1,089 students17:1

Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Park Hill School DistrictNorthmoor, Parkville, Riverside
$15,605per student
Fort Osage R-I School DistrictIndependence, River Bend, Sugar Creek
$13,905per student
Independence 30 School DistrictIndependence, Sugar Creek
$12,949per student
Lee's Summit R-VII School DistrictLee's Summit, Unity Village
$15,082per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.