Hilltop School

Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Lee's Summit, Missouri

Hilltop School in Lee's Summit, Missouri enrolled 25 students in 2024-25 with 3.5 full-time teachers, 7.1 students per teacher against the Missouri high-school median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 (Missouri: 43.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

19 students in 2022-23, 28 students in 2023-24, 25 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.5 to 3.5.

Students enrolled at Hilltop School by school year2022-23: 19, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 2501020302022-23192023-24282024-2525
Students enrolled at Hilltop School by school year2022-23: 19, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 2501020302022-23192023-24282024-2525
Students enrolled at Hilltop School by school year2022-23: 19, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 2501020302022-23192023-24282024-2525
Students enrolled at Hilltop School by school year2022-23: 19, 2023-24: 28, 2024-25: 2501020302022-23192023-24282024-2525
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23193.55.4
2023-24284.07.0
2024-25253.57.1

7.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Missouri high schools

Among the 556 Missouri high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Hilltop School 7.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHilltop School 7.1state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Hilltop School 7.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHilltop School 7.1state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Hilltop School 7.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHilltop School 7.1state median 12.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Missouri high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; Hilltop School 7.1; state median 12.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHilltop School 7.1state median 12.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hilltop School enrolled 14 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent5.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.0% of students were Black, 28.0% White, 4.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black64.0%
  2. White28.0%
  3. Hispanic4.0%
  4. American Indian4.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Hilltop School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 43.2% in reading across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. No whole-school math result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language artsunder 50%52%43.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Lee's Summit

5 public high schools in Lee's Summit report 2024-25 enrollment; Hilltop School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lee's Summit West High1,99916.68.7%
Lee's Summit Senior High1,98913.324.2%
Lee's Summit North High1,94016.820.0%
Hilltop School257.116.0%
Langsford House117.372.7%

All public schools in Lee's Summit →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hilltop School

  1. Lee's Summit North HighThe nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 1,940 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Langsford HouseThe next nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 11 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Hilltop School with Lee's Summit North HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee's Summit R-7 School District spends per student$13,841 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,841
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriHilltop School is the number 536 by size of 560 Missouri high schools open in 2024-25.#536 of 560
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher7.1 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.2 for high schools.7.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hilltop School

  1. How many students attend Hilltop School?
    25 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 19 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lee's Summit, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilltop School?
    7.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for high schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hilltop School a Title I school?
    Hilltop School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Hilltop School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Hilltop School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 43.2% in reading across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hilltop School in?
    Lee's Summit R-7 School District, NCES district ID 2918300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291830002614 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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