Sunset Valley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lees Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades K–5
Sunset Valley Elementary School serves 310 students in grades K–5 in Lees Summit (Jackson County). It is one of 28 schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 661st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 25.14 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 | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291830003134 |
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 | 310 | 17,695 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 23.2% | 24.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Sunset Valley Elementary School in context
Size
Sunset Valley Elementary School is the 15th largest of Lee's Summit R-VII School District's 18 elementary schools; its 310 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 406 students, so Sunset Valley Elementary School is smaller 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 2 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 46, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% more students than kindergarten (55 against 47). 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 68.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lee's Summit R-VII (64.2%). Black students are next, at 10.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
23.2% 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. 7.1% 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
Sunset Valley Elementary School has 25.14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 310 students would have about 25.2 teachers, so Sunset Valley Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 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 elementary school is Prairie View Elementary School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 12 elementary schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68.1% |
| Black | 10.3% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 65 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1850 Se Ranson Road, Lees Summit, MO 64082
Phone: (816)986-4240
Website: sve.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sunset Valley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 1.7 mi | 604 | 14.4 | 38.4% |
| Greenwood Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.3 mi | 300 | 14.6 | 13% |
| Woodland Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.4 mi | 423 | 14.8 | 17.3% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.4 mi | 407 | 13.3 | 11.1% |
| Pleasant Lea Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.7 mi | 346 | 12.8 | 38.7% |
| Lee's Summit Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.7 mi | 205 | 9.8 | 60.5% |
| Trailridge Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.1 mi | 418 | 16.5 | 22.7% |
| Richardson Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.2 mi | 405 | 11.1 | 22.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.