Other / mixed grade configuration · Lee's Summit, MO

Lakeview Woods School

Federal NCES profile for Lakeview Woods School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 290002203045
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
80
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lakeview Woods School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri.

#4 of 4
schools in Lee's Summit · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
5:1
small classes for Missouri
86.2%
free-lunch eligible

Lakeview Woods School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lakeview Woods School ranks #4 of 4 schools in Lee's Summit, MO.

Enrollment

30

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

6.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-61% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

86.2%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

+87% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lakeview Woods School compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Lakeview Woods School

Lakeview Woods School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Lee's Summit, Missouri, enrolling 30 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Lakeview Woods School is leaner than roughly 97% of Missouri schools and 61% under the state's 12.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 86.2% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Missouri schools, with 30 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Among 31 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Missouri schools statewide, it ranks #28, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (53%) and African American (33%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 60/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 86.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled also operates Helen M Davis School (43 students) and Shady Grove School (39 students) alongside Lakeview Woods School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lakeview Woods School compares

Lakeview Woods School on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5:1 ▼ 61% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 86.2% ▲ 87% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 30 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
30
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
86.2%
free-lunch eligible - 87% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher - 61% below state mean
Top 3% in Missouri - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
86.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 53.3%
African American 33.3%
Two or More 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Asian 3.3%

Largest group: White at 53.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.8, Lakeview Woods School is more mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

How Lakeview Woods School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Helen M Davis School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Shady Grove School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mapaville School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Greene Valley School Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Maple Valley School Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lakeview Woods School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lakeview Woods School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lakeview Woods School

How many students attend Lakeview Woods School?

Lakeview Woods School has 30 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Lee's Summit, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Woods School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Woods School is 5:1, which is 61% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 68% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lakeview Woods School?

86.2% of students at Lakeview Woods School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lakeview Woods School?

The largest demographic group at Lakeview Woods School is White at 53.3% of enrollment, in Lee's Summit, MO. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lakeview Woods School?

Lakeview Woods School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lakeview Woods School rank among schools in Lee's Summit?

By Resource Investment Index, Lakeview Woods School ranks #4 of 4 schools in Lee's Summit, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Lee's Summit on the city page.

Is Lakeview Woods School a good school?

Lakeview Woods School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Missouri schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Missouri. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled?

Besides Lakeview Woods School, Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled also operates Helen M Davis School (43 students), Shady Grove School (39 students), and Mapaville School (37 students). See the Mo Schls for the Sev Disabled district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.