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Shawnee Mission Pub School


At a glance
45thof 264 Kansas districts▲ 1
Better than 82% of Kansas districts
8200 W. 71st Street
Shawnee Mission, KS 66204-1798
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Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 83% of districts
45
Schools
26,330
Students
14
5-star schools
Top rankedWestwood View Elementary1st of 656 Kansas elementary schools
Biggest riser
Brookridge Elementary up 129 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Tomahawk Elementary 11.8 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
2★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Shawnee Mission Public School district in Kansas serves 45 schools, including 34 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 6 high schools. The district is highly ranked, coming in at 45 out of 264 districts in the state and earning a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Westwood View Elementary is the top-ranked elementary school in Kansas, with over 85% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Other high-performing schools include Highlands Elementary, ranked 3rd in the state, and Indian Hills Middle, the 4th-ranked middle school in Kansas. The district's high schools also perform well, with a 89.5% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between the district's schools. While the overall performance on state assessments is above the state average, with 57.24% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.56% in Mathematics, there is a wide range in proficiency rates, from 90.81% at Westwood View Elementary to just 25.89% at Shawanoe Elementary. This suggests that addressing factors contributing to these gaps, such as socioeconomic status, could be a key focus for the district moving forward.

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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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