Grain Valley High School
Public high school in Grain Valley, Missouri · Grain Valley R-V School District · Grades 9–12
Grain Valley High School serves 1,482 students in grades 9–12 in Grain Valley (Jackson County). It is one of 8 schools in Grain Valley R-V School District. By enrollment it is the 52nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 17 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 87.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Grain Valley R-V School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291308000546 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Grain Valley R-V | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,482 | 4,546 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21% | 23.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Grain Valley High School in context
Size
Grain Valley High School is the only high school in Grain Valley R-V School District. Its 1,482 students are 32.6% of the district's 4,546. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 9.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,075; Grain Valley High 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 11 with 384 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 351, against an average of 371 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 366 in grade 9 and 351 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 80.2% here and 78.3% across Grain Valley R-V. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 23.4% across Grain Valley R-V and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 5.6% 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
With 87.28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,482 students, Grain Valley High School has 17 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,482 students would have about 121.5 teachers, so Grain Valley High School has 34.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Grain Valley High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Blue Springs South High School, 2.5 miles away in Blue Springs R-IV School District. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80.2% |
| Hispanic | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 366 |
| Grade 10 | 381 |
| Grade 11 | 384 |
| Grade 12 | 351 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
551 Sw Eagles Pkwy, Grain Valley, MO 64029
Phone: (816)847-5000
Website: grainvalleyschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Grain Valley High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Springs South High School | Blue Springs R-IV | 2.5 mi | 2,299 | 18.2 | 24.9% |
| Blue Springs High School | Blue Springs R-IV | 4.5 mi | 2,429 | 15.9 | 31.9% |
| Oak Grove High School | Oak Grove R-VI | 4.6 mi | 604 | 15.3 | 26.8% |
| Hilltop School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 9.8 mi | 25 | 7.1 | 20% |
| Fort Osage High School | Fort Osage R-I | 10.0 mi | 1,545 | 17.7 | 42.9% |
| Lone Jack High School | Lone Jack C-6 | 10.2 mi | 400 | 12.7 | 16% |
| Lee's Summit North High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 10.7 mi | 1,940 | 16.8 | 25.7% |
| Langsford House | Division of Youth Service | 10.8 mi | 11 | 7.3 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Grain Valley R-V
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grain Valley Early Childhd Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 83 |
| Grain Valley North Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 527 |
| Grain Valley South Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 516 |
| Matthews Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 422 |
| Prairie Branch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 567 |
| Sni-A-Bar Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 475 |
| Stony Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 474 |