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Sunflower Elementary

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Sunflower Elementary ranks 226 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunflower Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lenexa, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 397. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sunflower Elementary consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency (54.88%) was higher than the Shawnee Mission Public School District (57.24%) and the state of Kansas (44.47%). Similarly, Sunflower Elementary's Mathematics proficiency (48.83%) was higher than the district (52.56%) and the state (38.73%). The school's Science proficiency (60.41%) was also significantly higher than the district (51.94%) and the state (41.44%). Sunflower Elementary has a strong performance across different student subgroups, with female and male students ranking in the top quartile of Kansas elementary schools in recent years.

However, the school's performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools. Additionally, Sunflower Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.6% in the 2024-2025 school year to 19.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Sunflower Elementary generally outperforms schools like Apache Elementary, Shawanoe Elementary, and Rosehill Elementary, but some schools like Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, and Christa McAuliffe Elementary have comparable or even higher academic performance.

390

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,771

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8955 Loiret Blvd
Lenexa, KS 66219

(913) 993-5400

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westridge Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

Hispanic:

16.4%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

226^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 34Elementary 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	64.1	226 of 656	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	185 of 653	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	191 of 660	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	174 of 668	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	112 of 670	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	104 of 667	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	249 of 656	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	248 of 659	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	289 of 656	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.5	195 of 678	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	58.5	347 of 668	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	358 of 660	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	378 of 631	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.8	209 of 630	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.2	353 of 621	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	292 of 614	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	240 of 600	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.7	423 of 585	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	78.8	93 of 591	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	122 of 591	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	257 of 574	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	98 of 260	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	30 of 245	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	338 of 533	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	282 of 546	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	257 of 541	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	145 of 512	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	117 of 494	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	86 of 509	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	229 of 512	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	73.2	127 of 605	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	90 of 586	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	201 of 575	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	197 of 306	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	141 of 576	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	140 of 579	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	127 of 584	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	106 of 596	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	63 of 587	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	44 of 592	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	165 of 574	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2021)84th percentile~ school

Male (2021)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2024)36th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+19 vs state

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

Mathematics49%+10 vs state

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Schools Near Sunflower Elementary

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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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th 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 All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sunflower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8955 Loiret Blvd	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5400	390	28	14.0	35.4%	238 (61.0%)	37 (9.5%)	64 (16.4%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	64.1	226^th of 656 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.2	185^th of 653 public elementary schools	71.7%	41	51.0	60.6	64.6	40.0	54.9	49.0	50.7	50.0	44.4	48.8	60.4	60.4	$13,771	$418	$13,353
Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15600 W 83rd St	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3500	400	30	13.3	19.0%	293 (73.3%)	25 (6.3%)	35 (8.8%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	85.8	67^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.7	44^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.3%	23	57.4	70.0	67.9	76.7	68.3	59.3	72.9	61.1	68.3	65.6	67.3	67.3	$13,748	$578	$13,170
Rising Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8600 Candlelight Ln	Lenexa	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4500	473	33	14.4	51.2%	235 (49.7%)	87 (18.4%)	101 (21.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36 (7.6%)	57.2	275^th of 656 public elementary schools	58.1%		50.3	321^st of 653 public elementary schools	50.8%	46	57.4	52.8	47.9	60.7	54.9	41.3	45.8	40.8	46.8	43.9	42.9	42.9	$12,500	$578	$11,922
Lenexa Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8650 Haven St	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5700	292	22	13.5	39.7%	179 (61.3%)	29 (9.9%)	45 (15.4%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	75.3	139^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.8%		76	119^th of 653 public elementary schools	81.8%	20	55.3	59.5	60.0	65.7	60.0	57.9	42.9	65.0	60.0	56.1	60.0	60.0	$15,210	$936	$14,274
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13951 W 79th St	Shawnee	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3700	495	30	16.5	20.0%	370 (74.7%)	23 (4.6%)	60 (12.1%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	85.9	66^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.9%		81.3	96^th of 653 public elementary schools	85.3%	30	76.5	68.3	63.1	74.7	70.9	62.7	68.2	56.9	78.5	67.1	53.8	53.8	$11,002	$736	$10,265
Rosehill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9801 Rosehill Rd	Lenexa	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4800	477	31	15.5	57.2%	212 (44.4%)	72 (15.1%)	147 (30.8%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	43.1	382^nd of 656 public elementary schools	41.8%		42.6	394^th of 653 public elementary schools	39.7%	12	51.7	51.4	43.3	29.8	43.9	35.5	50.0	44.8	34.3	41.4	37.3	37.3	$13,564	$811	$12,753
Apache Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8910 Goddard	Overland Park	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-1600	526	35	14.8	76.8%	142 (27.0%)	70 (13.3%)	249 (47.3%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.1%)	26.3	506^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.9%		28.8	490^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.0%	16	23.1	41.3	37.5	36.1	33.9	27.8	39.1	34.4	26.0	31.4	26.6	26.6	$13,606	$1,751	$11,855
Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 Nieman Rd	Overland Park	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4100	480	31	15.5	24.2%	352 (73.3%)	26 (5.4%)	54 (11.3%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	89.7	36^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.7	24^th of 653 public elementary schools	96.3%	12	71.4	69.7	79.7	68.6	72.5	71.4	58.7	70.9	66.2	66.8	64.6	64.6	$12,773	$964	$11,810
Shawanoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11230 W 75th	Shawnee	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-5100	530	34	15.5	86.4%	73 (13.8%)	76 (14.3%)	327 (61.7%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	12.3	594^th of 656 public elementary schools	9.5%		23.7	524^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.8%	70	30.4	27.8	23.9	21.4	25.9	25.7	20.0	24.6	22.7	23.1	10.1	10.1	$12,992	$1,415	$11,577
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11800 S Pflumm Road	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7710	394	26	15.1	22.1%	243 (61.7%)	25 (6.3%)	60 (15.2%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (12.4%)	80.3	107^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.7%		59.2	249^th of 653 public elementary schools	61.9%	142	67.6	60.4	69.2		66.1	55.7	55.8	60.0		57.2	64.6	64.6	$14,092	$705	$13,387

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunflower Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sunflower Elementary?

Students at Sunflower Elementary are 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Sunflower Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

How many students attend Sunflower Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Sunflower Elementary.

Is Sunflower Elementary a good school?

Sunflower Elementary ranks 226^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sunflower Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunflower Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westridge Middle
High : Shawnee Mission West High

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