Lee's Summit Senior High School
Public high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades 9–12
Lee's Summit Senior High School serves 1,989 students in grades 9–12 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 15th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 149.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lee's Summit R-VII School District |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Suburb, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291830000983 |
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 | 1,989 | 17,695 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.2% | 24.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Lee's Summit Senior High School in context
Size
Of the 4 high schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District, Lee's Summit Senior High School is the 2nd largest, with 11.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.7 miles away and have a median of 1,146 students, so Lee's Summit Senior 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 12 with 511 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 472, against an average of 497 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 472 in grade 9 and 511 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 64.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lee's Summit R-VII (64.2%). Black students are next, at 12.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
30.2% 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. 7.7% 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
Lee's Summit Senior High School has 149.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,989 students would have about 163 teachers, so Lee's Summit Senior High School has 13.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, small, which means it is in an urbanized area of fewer than 100,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Langsford House, 0.8 miles away in Division of Youth Service. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 11 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64.2% |
| Black | 12.9% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 472 |
| Grade 10 | 508 |
| Grade 11 | 498 |
| Grade 12 | 511 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Se Blue Pkwy, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Phone: (816)986-2000
Website: lshs.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lee's Summit Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langsford House | Division of Youth Service | 0.8 mi | 11 | 7.3 | 72.7% |
| Lee's Summit North High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 1.9 mi | 1,940 | 16.8 | 25.7% |
| Lee's Summit West High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.8 mi | 1,999 | 16.6 | 11.8% |
| Hilltop School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 4.9 mi | 25 | 7.1 | 20% |
| Raytown South Senior High School | Raytown C-2 | 6.5 mi | 1,089 | 17.3 | 60.5% |
| Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr Cntr | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 7.3 mi | 512 | 16.3 | 21.5% |
| Ruskin High School | Hickman Mills C-1 | 7.7 mi | 1,299 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Grandview Senior High School | Grandview C-4 | 8.1 mi | 1,203 | 17.5 | 44.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.