Prairie View Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades K–5
Prairie View Elementary School serves 604 students in grades K–5 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 62nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| 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 | 291830002291 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 604 | 17,695 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.4% | 24.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Prairie View Elementary School in context
Size
Prairie View Elementary School is the largest of Lee's Summit R-VII School District's 18 elementary schools; its 604 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 406 students, so Prairie View Elementary 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 3 with 117 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 83, against an average of 101 per grade. This year grade 5 has 25% more students than kindergarten (104 against 83). 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
White students are the largest group, at 58.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Lee's Summit R-VII (64.2%). Black students are next, at 16.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 24.4% across Lee's Summit R-VII and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 17.1% 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
Prairie View Elementary School has 41.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 604 students would have about 49.1 teachers, so Prairie View Elementary School has 7.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
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 elementary school is Highland Park Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 49 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.9% |
| Black | 16.1% |
| Two or more races | 12.7% |
| Hispanic | 10.6% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 109 |
| Grade 2 | 98 |
| Grade 3 | 117 |
| Grade 4 | 93 |
| Grade 5 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 Se Todd George Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Phone: (816)986-2280
Website: pve.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Prairie View Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 1.3 mi | 407 | 13.3 | 11.1% |
| Richardson Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 1.6 mi | 405 | 11.1 | 22.7% |
| Sunset Valley Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 1.7 mi | 310 | 12.3 | 23.2% |
| Lee's Summit Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.2 mi | 205 | 9.8 | 60.5% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.5 mi | 435 | 12.9 | 60.2% |
| Woodland Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.5 mi | 423 | 14.8 | 17.3% |
| Underwood Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.7 mi | 511 | 14.7 | 40.1% |
| Pleasant Lea Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.9 mi | 346 | 12.8 | 38.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.