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At a glance

8^thof 268 Kansas districts▲ 4

Better than 97% of Kansas districts

Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

35200 W. 91st Street
De Soto, KS 66018·(913) 667-6200·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 97% of districts

Schools

7,067

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMize Elementary School14^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Starside Elementary up 83 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Starside Elementary 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 13 schools in De Soto include seven elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools; 12 have reported 2025–26 test scores, while the Virtual Education Program does not. On average, each school type scored above the state in all three subjects, but the advantage was much larger in elementary and middle school than in high school. The most important takeaway is that results vary considerably between schools, especially among elementary schools.

Mize Elementary School leads elementary schools in ELA, math and science, with scores of 76%, 74% and 81%; it is ahead of Starside Elementary, which ranks lowest in all three, by 16, 32 and 36 percentage points, respectively. Starside’s math score of 42% is just 1 point above the state figure. Among middle schools, Lexington Trails Middle School leads in ELA and science, while Monticello Trails Middle School leads in math; Mill Creek Middle School is lowest in all three. Mill Valley High School outscores De Soto High School in every subject, by 4 points in ELA, 13 in math and 6 in science.

Recent changes are mixed: average ELA scores rose 3 points across schools with results in both years, compared with a 1-point state increase; average math rose less than 1 point, versus 2 statewide. Science scores rose an average of 9 points, while the state score fell 3. SchoolDigger rankings offer another perspective: Mize ranked 14th among Kansas elementary schools, and Mill Valley ranked 35th among high schools in 2025–26. Over three years, SchoolDigger’s percentile for Starside rose 24 points, while De Soto High fell 15. School context also differs: Starside’s student–teacher ratio is 10.9 and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 52%, compared with 12.1 and 7% at Mize; these figures describe the schools but do not explain their score differences.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
De Soto High School	Public	9-12	35000 W 91st Street	De Soto	66018	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-6250	918	71	12.8	21.6%	715 (77.9%)	20 (2.2%)	135 (14.7%)	13 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	70.5	76^th of 340 public high schools	77.6%		78.2	57^th of 332 public high schools	82.8%	19							51.5	51.5							42.5	42.5			36.7	36.7	$14,771	$441	$14,330
Monticello Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 Monticello Rd	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-1100	655	49	13.3	13.1%	554 (84.6%)	34 (5.2%)	30 (4.6%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	91.5	16^th of 368 public middle schools	95.7%		87	34^th of 363 public middle schools	90.6%	18				59.3	63.5	73.0		65.5				65.3	63.4	69.0		66.0		64.1		64.1	$13,426	$533	$12,893
Lexington Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	8800 Penner Avenue	De Soto	66018	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-6260	393	31	12.4	31.6%	294 (74.8%)	3 (0.8%)	80 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	91.4	17^th of 368 public middle schools	95.4%		94	12^th of 363 public middle schools	96.7%	5				59.2	63.0	74.5		66.0				75.0	54.6	64.6		64.7		70.8		70.8	$14,539	$578	$13,961
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5815 Monticello Rd	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-8700	461	35	13.1	10.4%	390 (84.6%)	27 (5.9%)	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	89.7	36^th of 657 public elementary schools	94.5%		88.9	41^st of 656 public elementary schools	93.8%	5	70.6	67.7	82.8					73.6	64.7	60.6	78.2					67.7	78.2			78.2	$14,164	$476	$13,688
Starside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35400 W 91St	De Soto	66018	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 667-6270	428	39	10.9	52.1%	239 (55.8%)	8 (1.9%)	161 (37.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	57.5	270^th of 657 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.3	353^rd of 656 public elementary schools	46.2%	83	73.8	55.0	54.8					60.5	48.5	42.7	35.1					41.9	44.6			44.6	$15,242	$947	$14,295
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21550 West 47th Street	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0808	441	36	12.1	14.3%	338 (76.6%)	22 (5.0%)	32 (7.3%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	80.7	91^st of 657 public elementary schools	86.1%		85.2	73^rd of 656 public elementary schools	88.9%	18	68.6	71.4	69.4					69.8	50.0	71.4	51.8					57.3	63.5			63.5	$13,546	$448	$13,098
Mill Valley High School	Public	9-12	5900 Monticello Road	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-4351	1,432	90	15.8	10.7%	1,127 (78.7%)	72 (5.0%)	102 (7.1%)	55 (3.8%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.7%)	84.7	35^th of 340 public high schools	89.7%		92.2	23^rd of 332 public high schools	93.1%	12							55.5	55.5							55.6	55.6			42.8	42.8	$12,283	$348	$11,935
Mize Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Mize Road	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0880	474	39	12.1	13.3%	378 (79.7%)	29 (6.1%)	27 (5.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	93.5	14^th of 657 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.4	30^th of 656 public elementary schools	95.4%	16	84.4	73.0	72.6					76.4	77.9	67.6	75.8					74.0	81.0			81.0	$14,352	$610	$13,742
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 Clear Creek Parkway	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1800	431	34	12.6	7.4%	371 (86.1%)	12 (2.8%)	16 (3.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	91.4	23^rd of 657 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.8	19^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.1%	4	72.1	74.6	76.1					74.2	62.0	73.2	71.8					68.8	80.3			80.3	$14,953	$596	$14,358
Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 Mize Boulevard	Lenexa	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3512	676	47	14.3	12.7%	528 (78.1%)	40 (5.9%)	54 (8.0%)	19 (2.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	82.7	39^th of 368 public middle schools	89.4%		69.9	81^st of 363 public middle schools	77.7%	42				57.2	58.7	59.1		58.4				60.4	55.1	51.3		55.4		57.6		57.6	$12,718	$461	$12,258
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7210 Chouteau	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3535	351	30	11.8	20.2%	279 (79.5%)	22 (6.3%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	86.1	55^th of 657 public elementary schools	91.6%		86.7	60^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.9%	5	57.4	78.5	80.0					72.0	54.1	64.6	81.7					66.7	75.0			75.0	$14,921	$563	$14,358
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5805 Belmont Dr	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1810	381	31	12.2	23.4%	268 (70.3%)	22 (5.8%)	40 (10.5%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	85.6	59^th of 657 public elementary schools	91.0%		75.7	132^nd of 656 public elementary schools	79.9%	73	69.7	73.3	64.0					68.7	65.8	66.7	65.3					65.9	62.7			62.7	$13,679	$657	$13,022
Virtual Education Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	35200 West 91st Street	De Soto	66018	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	Yes	No	(913) 667-6200	26			—	19 (73.1%)	2 (7.7%)	5 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$9,653	$00	$9,653

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Eudora	5.67 mi	5	50^th
Olathe	6.68 mi	52	44^th
Bonner Springs	8.06 mi	6	202^nd
Gardner Edgerton	9.21 mi	11	82^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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