Pleasant Lea Middle School
Public middle school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades 6–8
Pleasant Lea Middle School serves 905 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 24th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 66.58 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 | Suburb, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291830000982 |
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 | 905 | 17,695 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29% | 24.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Pleasant Lea Middle School in context
Size
Pleasant Lea Middle School is the smallest of Lee's Summit R-VII School District's 4 middle schools; its 905 students are 5.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 810; Pleasant Lea Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 308 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 293, against an average of 302 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 304 in grade 6 and 293 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 65.6% here and 64.2% across Lee's Summit R-VII. Black students are next, at 11.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29% of its students are eligible 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. 9.6% 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 66.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 905 students, Pleasant Lea Middle School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 905 students would have about 69.6 teachers, so Pleasant Lea Middle School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Pleasant Lea Middle School is in an urbanized area of fewer than 100,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, small. The nearest other middle school is East Trails Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 11 other middle 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 | 65.6% |
| Black | 11.4% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| Two or more races | 9% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 304 |
| Grade 7 | 308 |
| Grade 8 | 293 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
630 W Persel, Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Phone: (816)986-1175
Website: plms.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant Lea Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Trails Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.2 mi | 1,051 | 15.7 | 24.1% |
| Summit Lakes Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.9 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% |
| Grandview Middle School | Grandview C-4 | 6.1 mi | 471 | 13.5 | 52.9% |
| Delta Woods Middle School | Blue Springs R-IV | 6.7 mi | 831 | 15.4 | 22.3% |
| Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 6.8 mi | 789 | 15.2 | 21.8% |
| South Middle School | Raytown C-2 | 7.5 mi | 510 | 15.8 | 68.8% |
| Hickman Mills Middle School | Hickman Mills C-1 | 7.8 mi | 590 | 10.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.