Photo: w:en:Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Weatherby Lake’s public schools outscore 81% of Missouri districts
On the state math tests, 52% of Weatherby Lake’s students scored proficient, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Weatherby Lake, 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.
Weatherby Lake’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 47 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Weatherby Lake’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,605 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Weatherby Lake’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Missouri school districts. Test scores are above the Missouri average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Weatherby Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Weatherby Lake
Gerner Family Early Ed CTR.
Grades PK · 392 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
9th grade in Weatherby Lake · depends on your address
Park Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 1,947 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
Park Hill South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
10th grade in Weatherby Lake · depends on your address
Park Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 1,947 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
Park Hill South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
11th grade in Weatherby Lake · depends on your address
Park Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 1,947 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
Park Hill South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
12th grade in Weatherby Lake · depends on your address
Park Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 1,947 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Kansas City
Park Hill South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,890 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Weatherby Lake’s public schools are run by Park Hill School District, which also serves Houston Lake, Lake Waukomis, Northmoor and Parkville and others. 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
Weatherby Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Weatherby Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Weatherby Lake | A− | Park Hill |
| Kansas City | C+ | North Kansas City 74 PK–12 · Kansas City 33 PK–12 |
Every school in Weatherby Lake
17 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).
Questions about Weatherby Lake’s schools
Are Weatherby Lake’s schools good?
By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Weatherby Lake children attend outscore 81% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Weatherby Lake in?
Park Hill School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,937 students in 18 schools (2024–25).
Where do Weatherby Lake kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Park Hill High and Park Hill South High.
What is Weatherby Lake’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Park Hill School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Weatherby Lake spend per student?
$15,605 in Park Hill School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Weatherby Lake families are saying about school.
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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.