Summit Lakes Middle School
Public middle school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades 6–8
Summit Lakes Middle School serves 1,005 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 13th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 65.08 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 | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291830002806 |
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 | 1,005 | 17,695 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 14.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.9% | 24.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Summit Lakes Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District, Summit Lakes Middle School is the 3rd largest, with 5.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 713; Summit Lakes Middle 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 7 with 361 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 319, against an average of 335 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 319 in grade 6 and 325 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 67.8% here and 64.2% across Lee's Summit R-VII. Black students are next, at 13.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.9% 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. 4.2% 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 65.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,005 students, Summit Lakes Middle School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 1,005 students would have about 77.3 teachers, so Summit Lakes Middle School has 12.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Summit Lakes Middle School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Pleasant Lea Middle School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 13 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 | 67.8% |
| Black | 13.8% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 319 |
| Grade 7 | 361 |
| Grade 8 | 325 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3500 Sw Windemere Dr., Lee's Summit, MO 64082
Phone: (816)986-1375
Website: slms.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Summit Lakes Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lea Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.9 mi | 905 | 13.6 | 29% |
| East Trails Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.2 mi | 1,051 | 15.7 | 24.1% |
| Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 3.8 mi | 789 | 15.2 | 21.8% |
| Bernard C. Campbell Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 6.4 mi | 1,043 | 14.2 | 32.7% |
| Grandview Middle School | Grandview C-4 | 6.7 mi | 471 | 13.5 | 52.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Intermediate School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 7.4 mi | 320 | 14 | 22.8% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 8.3 mi | 328 | 12.1 | 18% |
| Raymore-Peculiar South Middle School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 8.3 mi | 636 | 13.3 | 23.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.