Trailridge Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Lee's Summit, Missouri

Trailridge Elementary in Lee's Summit, Missouri enrolled 418 students in 2024-25 with 25.4 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 61% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

461 students in 2022-23, 430 students in 2023-24, 418 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 25.4.

Students enrolled at Trailridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 430, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234612023-244302024-25418
Students enrolled at Trailridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 430, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234612023-244302024-25418
Students enrolled at Trailridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 430, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234612023-244302024-25418
Students enrolled at Trailridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 461, 2023-24: 430, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234612023-244302024-25418
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346128.816.0
2023-2443027.315.8
2024-2541825.416.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Trailridge Elementary 16.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTrailridge Elementary 16.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Trailridge Elementary 16.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTrailridge Elementary 16.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Trailridge Elementary 16.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTrailridge Elementary 16.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; Trailridge Elementary 16.5; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherTrailridge Elementary 16.5state median 12.3U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 556 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Trailridge Elementary enrolled 556 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 556 of the 556 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent10.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.2% of students were White, 16.7% Black, 9.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White62.2%
  2. Black16.7%
  3. Hispanic9.8%
  4. Two or more races9.8%
  5. Asian1.4%

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 and 2022-23

The students tested at Trailridge Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261%52%43.2%
Math, 2022-2359%54% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Lee's Summit

17 public elementary schools in Lee's Summit report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prairie View Elementary60414.431.0%
Chapel Lakes Elementary60016.012.5%
Voy Spears Jr. Elementary54615.510.4%
Mason Elementary51215.812.3%
Underwood Elementary51114.733.9%
Cedar Creek Elementary48712.312.3%
Hawthorn Hill Elementary44417.29.7%
Meadow Lane Elementary43512.950.3%

All public schools in Lee's Summit →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Trailridge Elementary

  1. Hawthorn Hill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 444 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Greenwood ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 300 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Trailridge Elementary with Hawthorn Hill ElementaryStudents, 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 MissouriTrailridge Elementary is the number 329 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#329 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  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 Trailridge Elementary

  1. How many students attend Trailridge Elementary?
    418 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 461 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lee's Summit, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Trailridge Elementary?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Trailridge Elementary a Title I school?
    Trailridge Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Trailridge Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Trailridge Elementary scored proficient or above: 61% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Trailridge Elementary in?
    Lee's Summit R-7 School District, NCES district ID 2918300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291830000544 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 and 2022-23: 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