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 About Us

Raytown Quality Schools are about education in every sense of the word. Academically and socially, the schools challenge students to live up to the promise of their expectations and provide the programs they need to succeed.

The 2003-2004 school year marked a special time for the Raytown C-2 School District as it celebrated its 100th Anniversary. In 1903, eight independent elementary schools consolidated in order to provide the best education for their community. Now, one hundred years later, the district has embarked on its next century of quality education.

The district has a strong tradition of community support. Residents have come to "expect the exceptional" in student and teacher performance as well as the wide range of academic programs and extracurricular activities.

Although the first priority is the education of school-age children, the district has programs that reflect the community’s commitment to education at any age. From early childhood education to adult education, Raytown Schools strive to make learning an inviting and rewarding experience for everyone.

In November of 2006, patrons passed a no tax levy increase of 30 million dollars in its Growing With Pride campaign. Seven bond projects are on the agenda for the district, including construction of a 10th elementary, renovation of Raytown Education Center, and the construction of an Early Childhhod Center on the Blue Ridge campus.

 District At-A-Glance

2006 - 2007
Enrollment 8,805
Full Time Employees 1,306
Operating Budget $68,904,807.00

Schools: nine elementary, two middle, two senior high, one alternative school, two locations for early childhood, a school for multiple handicapped students serving 13 districts, and a vocational school serving seven districts.

View Raytown C-2's Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's report card here .

 

 Our Exceptionals

  • 2 students named as 2007 National Merit semifinalists with 10 being chosen as finalists in the past seven years./li>
  • School board selected for the Missouri School Boards' Association 2007 Education Leadership Team award based on outstanding commitment to ongoing profssional development, regional and statewide leadership, active participation in legislative advocacy, and compliant, transformative education policy
  • RHS assistant principal chosen as the Greater Kansas City Missouri Professional Association's 2007 Assistant Principal of the Year
  • Both high schools have debate and forensics squads nationally ranked in the Top 50.
  • Three alumni in the Top 100 point leaders of all time in the National Forensics League.
  • 2006 senior chosen as one of two young men from Missouri to attend Boys Nation..
  • Middle school programs that were the first to receive the ABC's of Career Awareness and Exploration Award and the Rudy W. Winter Planning for Life Award in the same year.
  • Four teachers participated in the STARR teacher program.
  • Deputy Superintendent selected for the Missouri Association of School Librarians Service Award for 2007
  • Eleven students have participated in recent Missouri Scholars Academies and Missouri Fine Arts Academies.
  • Raytown Educational Foundation has awarded approximately $15,000 in teaching grants for the past several years.
  • Breakfast program recognized as best in ten-state region by the United States Department of Agriculture.
  • District Activities director among elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to earn the title of Certified Master Athletic Administrator
  • Food service director named 2006 Outstanding Dietitian of the year by the Kansas City Dietetic Association.
  • Basketball coach inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.