Underwood Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lee's Summit, Missouri · Lee's Summit R-VII School District · Grades K–5
Underwood Elementary School serves 511 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 147th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 34.83 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 | 291830002669 |
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 | 511 | 17,695 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.1% | 24.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Underwood Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 18 elementary schools in Lee's Summit R-VII School District, Underwood Elementary School is the 4th largest, with 2.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 406; Underwood 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 4 with 100 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 72, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% more students than kindergarten (92 against 72). 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
The largest group is White students: 56.4% here and 64.2% across Lee's Summit R-VII. Black students are next, at 24.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.1% of its students are eligible 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. 22.3% 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 34.83 full-time-equivalent teachers for 511 students, Underwood Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 511 students would have about 41.5 teachers, so Underwood Elementary School has 6.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Underwood Elementary School is in an urbanized area of fewer than 100,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, small. The nearest other elementary school is Meadow Lane Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 60 other elementary schools, 13 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 | 56.4% |
| Black | 24.1% |
| Two or more races | 10.2% |
| Hispanic | 8.2% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 72 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 78 |
| Grade 3 | 97 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1125 Ne Colbern Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64086
Phone: (816)986-3280
Website: uwe.lsr7.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Underwood Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lane Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 0.7 mi | 435 | 12.9 | 60.2% |
| Richardson Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.2 mi | 405 | 11.1 | 22.7% |
| Lee's Summit Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.4 mi | 205 | 9.8 | 60.5% |
| Chapel Lakes Elementary School | Blue Springs R-IV | 2.4 mi | 600 | 16 | 15.3% |
| Prairie View Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 2.7 mi | 604 | 14.4 | 38.4% |
| Westview Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.0 mi | 269 | 13.6 | 50.2% |
| Hazel Grove Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.1 mi | 331 | 14.3 | 25.4% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 3.2 mi | 407 | 13.3 | 11.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.