Several Jackson County, Missouri school districts are considered among the best in the nation and state. Lee’s Summit and Blue Springs School Districts earned top honors for its teachers, high schools, and the district as a whole. Several area high schools also earned top honors. This is one of the reasons so many families consider these communities some of the best places to live in the area.
Niche School District Rankings
Niche ranks colleges, schools, neighborhoods, and companies and gives them a report card based on its analysis of data and community feedback.
It calls its school and neighborhood data the most comprehensive.
The high schools and districts in Grain Valley, Blue Springs, and Lee’s Summit earned top honors in the 2020 rankings.
Blue Springs School District
Niche awarded the Blue Springs School District several top honors, including recognizing its high schools among the best nationally and locally.
Blue Springs National Rankings
Nationally, the site ranked more than 10-thousand schools.
- #175 Best School Districts for Athletes in America
- #214 Best School Districts in America
- #258 Best Places to Teach in America
- #272 Districts with the Best Teachers in America
Blue Springs Schools in Missouri
Out of more than 450 schools in Missouri, Blue Springs ranked among the best.
- #4 Best Places to Teach in Missouri
- #4 Best School Districts for Athletes in Missouri
- #6 Best School Districts in Missouri
- #8 Districts with the Best Teachers in Missouri
- #27 Safest School Districts in Missouri
- #32 Most Diverse School Districts in Missouri
Blue Springs Honors in Kansas City Area
There are more than 40 schools in the Kansas City area. This is how Blue Springs ranked.
- #1 Best Place To Teach in the Kansas City Area
- #2 Best School District for Athletes in the Kansas City Area
- #2 Best School Districts in the Kansas City Area
- #3 Best Teachers in the Kansas City Area
- #7 Safest School Districts in KC
- #16 Most Diverse
Blue Springs in Jackson County
Out of 20 schools in Jackson County, Blue Springs rises to the top once again.
- #1 Best Place to Teach
- #1 Best School District for Athletes
- #1 Best School District in Jackson County
- #2 District with the Best Teachers
- #3 Safest Schools in Jackson County
- #8 Most Diverse
Lee’s Summit Niche Rankings
The Lee’s Summit School District, and its high schools, earned top honors from Niche nationally, locally, and state-wide.
Lee’s Summit National Recognition
- #136 Best Teachers in America
- #207 Best Athletes in America
- #272 Best School Districts in America
- #273 Best Places to Teach in America
Lee’s Summit in Missouri
- #3 Best Teachers in Missouri
- #5 Best Places to Teach in Missouri
- #5 Best School Districts for Athletes in Missouri
- #8 Best School Districts in Missouri
- #57 Most Diverse School Districts in Missouri
- #67 Safest School Districts in Missouri
Lee’s Summit Schools Among Best in Kansas City Area
Of more than 40 schools in the KC area, Lee’s Summit earned these honors:
- #2 Best Places to Teach in the KC Area
- #2 Districts with the Best Teachers
- #3 Best Schools for Athletes
- #3 Best School Districts in the Kansas City area
- #10 Safest School Districts
- #22 Most Diverse School Districts
Lee’s Summit in Jackson County
Lee’s Summit Schools ranked among the best in Jackson County.
- #1 District with the Best Teachers
- #2 Best Place to Teach
- #2 Best District for Athletes
- #2 Best School District
- #4 Safest School District
- #12 Most Diverse
Within the district, the high schools also earned top honors.
Grain Valley School District
Grain Valley School Honors in Missouri
- #39 Best School Districts in Missouri
- #62 Best Teachers
- #68 Safest School Districts
- #79 Best Places to Teach
Grain Valley School District in Kansas City
- #11 Safest School Districts
- #12 Best Teachers
- #12 Best School District in Kansas City
- #13 Best Places to Teach in Kansas City
Grain Valley in Jackson County
- #3 Best School District
- #4 Best Teachers
- #5 Safest School District
- #6 Best Places to Teach
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