📍 2600 Sw Ward Rd, Lee'S Summit, Jackson County, 64082
Lee's Summit West High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lee'S Summit, Jackson County. The school has 1,992 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee'S Summit R-Vii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 121.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 34 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lee's Summit West High enrolls 1,992 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 121.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Black or African American and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,433 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 225 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 131 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 51 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 1,992 students (8.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Lee's Summit West High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 7, state house district 34.
Lee's Summit West High 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 1,992 students, Lee's Summit West High is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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