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Best Elementary Schools
in LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII

This page covers 18 elementary schools in LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 18
1
rank
SUMMIT POINTE ELEM.
Grades KG–05536 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
2
rank
RICHARDSON ELEM.
Grades KG–05442 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
3
rank
GREENWOOD ELEM.
Grades KG–05333 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
4
rank
HAZEL GROVE ELEM.
Grades KG–05341 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
5
rank
MASON ELEM.
Grades KG–05485 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
6
rank
WOODLAND ELEM.
Grades KG–05416 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
7
rank
MEADOW LANE ELEM.
Grades KG–05460 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
PLEASANT LEA ELEM.
Grades KG–05350 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
30%
Low economic need
9
rank
CEDAR CREEK ELEM.
Grades KG–05506 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
12%
Low economic need
10
rank
HIGHLAND PARK ELEM.
Grades KG–05463 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,401/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,401
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
8 more elementary schools in LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
18
Elementary Schools
27
Total Schools
69
#1 Score
61
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
SUMMIT POINTE ELEM.
Score: 69/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.