Lee's Summit West High School
Public high school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades 9–12
Lee's Summit West High School serves 1,999 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 12th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.6 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 ÷ 120.65 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 | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291830002795 |
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 | 1,999 | 17,695 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 14.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.8% | 24.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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 West High School in context
Size
Of the 4 high schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District, Lee's Summit West High School is the largest, with 11.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.6 miles away and have a median of 1,146 students, so Lee's Summit West 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 521 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 471, against an average of 500 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 504 in grade 9 and 521 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 68.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lee's Summit R-VII (64.2%). Black students are next, at 13.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.8% 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. 3.7% 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 West High School has 120.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,999 students would have about 163.9 teachers, so Lee's Summit West High School has 43.2 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 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 high school is Lee's Summit Senior High School, 2.8 miles away in the same district. 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 | 68.6% |
| Black | 13.6% |
| Hispanic | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 504 |
| Grade 10 | 471 |
| Grade 11 | 503 |
| Grade 12 | 521 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2600 Sw Ward Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64082
Phone: (816)986-4000
Website: lswhs.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lee's Summit West High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit Senior High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.8 mi | 1,989 | 13.3 | 30.2% |
| Langsford House | Division of Youth Service | 3.4 mi | 11 | 7.3 | 72.7% |
| Lee's Summit North High School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 4.1 mi | 1,940 | 16.8 | 25.7% |
| Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr Cntr | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 5.0 mi | 512 | 16.3 | 21.5% |
| Grandview Senior High School | Grandview C-4 | 6.3 mi | 1,203 | 17.5 | 44.1% |
| Ruskin High School | Hickman Mills C-1 | 6.7 mi | 1,299 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Hilltop School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 7.0 mi | 25 | 7.1 | 20% |
| Raytown South Senior High School | Raytown C-2 | 7.4 mi | 1,089 | 17.3 | 60.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.