East Trails Middle School
Public middle school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades 6–8
East Trails Middle School serves 1,051 students in grades 6–8 in Lee's Summit (Jackson County). It is one of 28 schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 8th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 67.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lee's Summit R-VII School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291830003407 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lee's Summit R-VII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,051 | 17,695 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 24.1% | 24.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
East Trails Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District, East Trails Middle School is the largest, with 5.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 6.8 miles away and have a median of 822 students, so East Trails Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 369 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 321, against an average of 350 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% fewer students than grade 6 (321 against 361). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lee's Summit R-VII (64.2%). Black students are next, at 10.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
24.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 24.4% across Lee's Summit R-VII and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 6.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
East Trails Middle School has 67.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 1,051 students would have about 80.8 teachers, so East Trails Middle School has 13.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Pleasant Lea Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.3% |
| Black | 10.5% |
| Hispanic | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 361 |
| Grade 7 | 369 |
| Grade 8 | 321 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1001 SE Bailey Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Phone: (816)986-2575
Website: etms.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Trails Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lea Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.2 mi | 905 | 13.6 | 29% |
| Summit Lakes Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.2 mi | 1,005 | 15.4 | 14.9% |
| Bernard C. Campbell Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.7 mi | 1,043 | 14.2 | 32.7% |
| Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 6.7 mi | 789 | 15.2 | 21.8% |
| Pleasant Hill Intermediate School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 6.9 mi | 320 | 14 | 22.8% |
| Delta Woods Middle School | Blue Springs R-IV | 6.9 mi | 831 | 15.4 | 22.3% |
| Moreland Ridge Middle School | Blue Springs R-IV | 7.5 mi | 813 | 14.4 | 31% |
| Grandview Middle School | Grandview C-4 | 8.3 mi | 471 | 13.5 | 52.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.