📍 700 W Persel, Lee'S Summit, Jackson County, 64081
Pleasant Lea Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lee'S Summit, Jackson County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee'S Summit R-Vii school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasant Lea Elem. enrolls 350 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 350 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pleasant Lea Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 8, state house district 35.
Pleasant Lea Elem. is one of 29 schools in LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII, based in LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri. The district serves 17,870 students district-wide and employs 1,251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Pleasant Lea Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small