High Schools in Shawnee Heights

Summary:

Shawnee Heights, Kansas is home to a single high school, Shawnee Heights High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 96th out of 318 Kansas high schools in 2023-2024 to 207th out of 332 in 2024-2025. While the school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% is slightly above the state average, its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% for the 2024-2025 school year is higher than the state average.

Academically, Shawnee Heights High School's performance is mixed. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 34.66%, lower than the state average of 37.93%. However, the school's all-grade ELA proficiency rate of 44.76% was slightly higher than the state average of 44.47%. In mathematics, the 10th-grade proficiency rate was 29.44%, below the state average of 33.59%, but the all-grade proficiency rate of 40.78% was higher than the state average of 38.73%. The school's 11th-grade science proficiency rate of 27.17% was slightly lower than the state average of 27.37%.

With a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 to 1 and 33.41% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Shawnee Heights High School serves a diverse population of students, some of whom may face socioeconomic challenges. The school's performance and areas for improvement suggest that targeted interventions and support may be necessary to help the school consistently meet or exceed state academic standards.

District Detail

4401 SE Shawnee Heights Rd
Tecumseh, KS 66542

(785) 379-5800

SchoolDigger Rank:
146^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,646

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (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 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shawnee Heights High	Public	9-12	4201 SE Shawnee Heights Rd	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 379-5880	1,218	74	16.3	35.3%	760 (62.4%)	64 (5.3%)	260 (21.3%)	7 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (9.6%)	39.7	207^th of 332 public high schools	37.7%		62.4	96^th of 318 public high schools	69.8%	111	34.7	34.7	29.4	29.4	$11,780	$681	$11,099

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Auburn-Washburn	3.66 mi	9	89^th
Topeka Public Schools	4.39 mi	27	247^th
Santa Fe Trail	8.93 mi	3	216^th
Seaman	10.42 mi	7	88^th
Department of Corrections	11.02 mi	1	263^rd

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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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