Hilltop School
Public high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades 5–12
Hilltop School serves 25 students in grades 5–12 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 536th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 7.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 3.52 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Lee's Summit R-VII 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 | 291830002614 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 25 | 17,695 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 7.1 | 14.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 20% | 24.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Hilltop School in context
Size
Of the 4 high schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District, Hilltop School is the smallest, with 0.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.9 miles away and have a median of 1,830 students, so Hilltop School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 9 with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 2, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 12 has 33% fewer students than grade 8 (2 against 3). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 64% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lee's Summit R-VII (14.4%). White students are next, at 28%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 24.4% across Lee's Summit R-VII and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 12% 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
Hilltop School has 3.52 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 25 students would have about 2 teachers, so Hilltop School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Lee's Summit North High School, 3.1 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 15 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 64% |
| White | 28% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
20% of students are girls and 80% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Grade 9 | 10 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 Ne Gregory Blvd, Lee's Summit, MO 64064
Phone: (816)435-7046
Website: lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hilltop School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit North High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.1 mi | 1,940 | 16.8 | 25.7% |
| Raytown South Senior High School | Raytown C-2 | 3.6 mi | 1,089 | 17.3 | 60.5% |
| Langsford House | Division of Youth Service | 4.1 mi | 11 | 7.3 | 72.7% |
| Lee's Summit Senior High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 4.9 mi | 1,989 | 13.3 | 30.2% |
| Raytown Senior High School | Raytown C-2 | 5.0 mi | 1,280 | 16 | 55.9% |
| Truman High School | Independence 30 | 6.2 mi | 1,720 | 18.6 | 62.2% |
| Blue Springs High School | Blue Springs R-IV | 6.4 mi | 2,429 | 15.9 | 31.9% |
| Lee's Summit West High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 7.0 mi | 1,999 | 16.6 | 11.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.