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Indian Hills Middle

Public Grades 7-8

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Indian Hills Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Prairie Village, Kansas, serving 866 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45th out of 264 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Indian Hills Middle has consistently ranked among the top 5-12 middle schools in Kansas over the past 10 years, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance across various student subgroups is also exceptional, with top rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Indian Hills Middle significantly outperforms the Shawnee Mission Public School District and the state of Kansas in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.49% of all students at Indian Hills Middle were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.24% for the district and 44.47% for the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Indian Hills Middle outperforms Westridge Middle, Trailridge Middle, and Hocker Grove Middle in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and other key metrics. However, the nearby Indian Woods Middle school also performs exceptionally well, ranking among the top 30 middle schools in Kansas, and is a strong competitor to Indian Hills Middle.

879

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,263

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6400 Mission Rd
Prairie Village, KS 66208

(913) 993-0400

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Indian Hills Middle usually attend:

High:

Shawnee Mission East High

Feeder schools for Indian Hills Middle:

Elementary:	Belinder Elementary
	Briarwood Elementary
	Corinth Elementary
	Highlands Elementary
	More...
	Prairie Elementary
	Tomahawk Elementary
	Westwood View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (69% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Kansas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Shawnee Mission Pub School

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

4^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School

45^th of 264Shawnee Mission Pub School among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	4 of 363	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	1 of 362	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	1 of 362	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	5 of 368	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	6 of 367	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	4 of 368	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	5 of 350	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	5 of 358	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.2	6 of 343	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	12 of 368	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	9 of 355	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	77.1	31 of 342	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	77.9	28 of 320	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.6	27 of 316	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	74.0	44 of 307	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	45 of 296	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	24 of 286	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	15 of 277	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	74.1	10 of 72	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	95.4	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	64.7	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	69.4	22 of 160	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	37 of 157	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	26.4	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	2 of 313	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	2 of 294	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	6 of 275	97.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	81.6	2 of 39	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	59.7	19 of 42	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	15 of 135	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	10 of 144	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	2 of 140	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	14 of 138	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.3	13 of 135	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.9	25 of 128	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	10 of 114	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	8 of 285	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	9 of 296	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	17 of 300	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	10 of 270	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	41.1	160 of 275	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	36 of 270	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	10 of 255	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	91.9	9 of 308	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	12 of 301	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	6 of 280	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	9 of 88	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	1 of 83	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	6 of 79	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	4 of 70	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	6 of 64	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	14 of 177	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	15 of 178	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	14 of 171	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	22 of 160	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	37 of 157	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	13 of 132	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	2 of 349	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	3 of 347	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	1 of 349	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	4 of 349	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	3 of 344	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	3 of 333	99.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2021)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2021)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)97th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2021)86th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2022)86th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)3rd percentile-95 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+32 vs state

Mathematics72%+33 vs state

Science60%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Indian Hills Middle	Public	7-8	6400 Mission Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-0400	879	58	15.1	13.8%	733 (83.4%)	13 (1.5%)	73 (8.3%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.0%)	96.9	4^th of 363 public middle schools	98.9%		98	1^st of 362 public middle schools	99.7%	3		77.2	75.7	76.5		69.8	73.5	71.7	60.0	60.0	$11,263	$410	$10,853
Rosedale Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Springfield	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6900	501	35	14.1	86.4%	44 (8.8%)	83 (16.6%)	350 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	3.9	358^th of 363 public middle schools	1.4%		9.5	350^th of 362 public middle schools	3.3%	8	15.6	13.2	13.7	14.3	8.1	5.8	8.0	7.3	7.5	7.5	$20,137	$6,699	$13,437
Argentine Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Ruby Avenue	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6750	519	38	13.5	80.0%	57 (11.0%)	81 (15.6%)	351 (67.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	3.9	357^th of 363 public middle schools	1.7%		10	347^th of 362 public middle schools	4.1%	10	11.5	21.8	11.5	15.1	8.5	4.5	5.4	6.2	3.4	3.4	$20,499	$6,171	$14,328
Hocker Grove Middle	Public	7-8	10400 Johnson Dr	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-0200	714	53	13.4	53.6%	372 (52.1%)	64 (9.0%)	225 (31.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	54.8	145^th of 363 public middle schools	60.1%		52.2	141^st of 362 public middle schools	61.0%	4		44.2	41.5	42.9		35.7	39.4	37.4	41.4	41.4	$11,857	$1,010	$10,846
Indian Woods Middle	Public	7-8	9700 Woodson Dr	Overland Park	66207	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-0600	809	52	15.5	35.0%	523 (64.6%)	56 (6.9%)	151 (18.7%)	28 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.1%)	88.2	30^th of 363 public middle schools	91.7%		84.2	36^th of 362 public middle schools	90.1%	6		60.4	57.1	58.8		51.6	65.6	58.4	57.1	57.1	$12,111	$483	$11,628
Trailridge Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Quivira Rd	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1000	752	53	14.1	42.6%	425 (56.5%)	86 (11.4%)	169 (22.5%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.3%)	76.1	57^th of 363 public middle schools	84.3%		71.4	67^th of 362 public middle schools	81.5%	10		52.1	52.3	52.2		46.3	51.2	48.8	48.5	48.5	$12,759	$925	$11,834
Central Middle	Public	6-8	925 Ivandale	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6150	687	41	16.5	84.3%	23 (3.3%)	84 (12.2%)	529 (77.0%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3.1	363^rd of 363 public middle schools	0.0%		7.3	357^th of 362 public middle schools	1.4%	6	13.6	15.0	6.4	11.7	10.4	8.7	0.9	6.8	3.8	3.8	$17,844	$5,692	$12,152
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	1312 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-4000	585	41	14.1	82.7%	153 (26.2%)	87 (14.9%)	301 (51.5%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	18.9	318^th of 363 public middle schools	12.4%		16.5	325^th of 362 public middle schools	10.2%	7		25.7	29.1	27.5		18.7	25.9	22.4	20.0	20.0	$13,426	$2,369	$11,057
Westridge Middle	Public	7-8	9300 Nieman Rd	Overland Park	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-1200	761	58	13.1	53.6%	347 (45.6%)	109 (14.3%)	242 (31.8%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	47.8	179^th of 363 public middle schools	50.7%		48.8	157^th of 362 public middle schools	56.6%	22		40.1	37.2	38.8		34.2	34.9	34.5	41.5	41.5	$12,843	$866	$11,977
Leawood Middle	Public	6-8	2410 W. 123rd St.	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-5300	493	37	13.2	7.7%	402 (81.5%)	13 (2.6%)	30 (6.1%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	96.7	6^th of 363 public middle schools	98.3%		91.7	18^th of 362 public middle schools	95.0%	12	72.7	66.5	69.1	69.3	77.0	70.4	65.8	71.2	73.2	73.2	$13,821	$870	$12,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Hills Middle

What high school do graduates of Indian Hills Middle attend?

Students who attend Indian Hills Middle usually go on to attend Shawnee Mission East High

What is the racial makeup of Indian Hills Middle?

Students at Indian Hills Middle are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Indian Hills Middle in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

How many students attend Indian Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 879 students attended Indian Hills Middle.

Is Indian Hills Middle a good school?

Yes! Indian Hills Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 363 Kansas middle schools.

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