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Highlands Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Highlands Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mission, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 366 students. 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.

Highlands Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Kansas over the past several years, ranking within the top 40 elementary schools in the state for the past 5 school years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time. The school significantly outperforms the Shawnee Mission Public School District and the state of Kansas in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Highlands Elementary also ranks highly for its performance with special education students and has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages.

While Highlands Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Shawnee Mission Public School District, the only nearby school that comes close to its performance is Westwood View Elementary, which is also a top-performing school in the state. Highlands Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. The school's consistent high performance and 5-star rating from SchoolDigger suggest that it is providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

345

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,809

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Roe Ave
Mission, KS 66205

(913) 993-3300

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Hills Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (84% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Kansas elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

3^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^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	97.6	3 of 656	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	12 of 653	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	14 of 660	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	40 of 668	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	38 of 670	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	23 of 667	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	20 of 656	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.5	46 of 659	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.5	42 of 656	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	89.6	30 of 678	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	83.6	22 of 668	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	77.0	65 of 660	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	76.9	78 of 631	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	40 of 630	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	79.6	40 of 621	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	72.9	153 of 614	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	59.2	288 of 600	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.1	147 of 585	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	89.5	41 of 591	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	20 of 591	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	9 of 574	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	88.2	46 of 605	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	35 of 586	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	28 of 575	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	87.2	10 of 296	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	3 of 576	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	12 of 579	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	17 of 584	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	43 of 596	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	42 of 587	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	25 of 592	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	14 of 574	97.6%	★★★★★

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

Special Education (2023)97th percentile~ school

Female (2021)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2021)92nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+46 vs state

English Language Arts85%+40 vs state

Mathematics80%+41 vs state

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Schools Near Highlands 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
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Roe Ave	Mission	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3300	345	27	12.9	10.4%	267 (77.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.1%)	97.6	3^rd of 656 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	12^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.2%	9	86.5	85.4	89.5	76.1	84.5	73.0	75.6	87.7	80.4	80.1	87.7	87.7	$14,809	$352	$14,457
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6642 Mission Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4400	446	27	16.5	5.8%	387 (86.8%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	96.7	5^th of 656 public elementary schools	99.2%		95.8	8^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.8%	3	79.7	83.9	87.1	75.8	81.6	76.3	79.0	77.4	75.8	77.1	79.0	79.0	$11,567	$412	$11,155
Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 656 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	214^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.2%	9	56.8	46.3	58.5	56.7	54.5	51.3	50.0	37.2	54.0	47.8	57.1	57.1	$14,277	$400	$13,876
Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Lamar Ave	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5000	310	25	12.6	33.9%	222 (71.6%)	14 (4.5%)	40 (12.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.0%)	88.8	44^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.3%		84.1	81^st of 653 public elementary schools	87.6%	37	72.7	86.5	63.8	60.5	70.5	70.5	91.9	57.4	73.7	72.3	61.7	61.7	$16,863	$1,157	$15,706
Roesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Parish Dr	Roeland Park	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4700	350	23	15.0	45.4%	196 (56.0%)	31 (8.9%)	92 (26.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	82.8	86^th of 656 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.3	61^st of 653 public elementary schools	90.7%	25	68.3	64.6	67.5	66.7	66.8	58.3	65.3	62.5	61.9	61.8	52.5	52.5	$13,193	$426	$12,766
Belinder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7230 Belinder Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1800	489	30	16.5	7.0%	415 (84.9%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	88.5	46^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.0%		91	34^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.8%	12	78.8	70.5	71.4	67.3	72.1	74.2	61.8	67.5	65.3	66.9	55.8	55.8	$11,271	$546	$10,724
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6101 Craig St.	Merriam	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3000	374	29	12.7	56.7%	163 (43.6%)	49 (13.1%)	138 (36.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	51.4	321^st of 656 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.9	263^rd of 653 public elementary schools	59.7%	58	53.8	46.2	51.8	40.8	48.5	36.5	46.3	36.8	62.0	45.0	40.3	40.3	$13,613	$697	$12,917
Westwood View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4935 Belinder Ave	Westwood	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5800	321	21	15.5	6.9%	265 (82.6%)	7 (2.2%)	24 (7.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	98.8	1^st of 656 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.1	2^nd of 653 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	88.7	87.5	98.2	87.2	90.8	79.2	83.3	92.9	87.2	85.7	87.5	87.5	$12,292	$445	$11,847
Thomas A Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Locust Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4900	244	22	11.0	86.9%	39 (16.0%)	32 (13.1%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	21	541^st of 656 public elementary schools	17.5%		21	539^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.5%	2	21.0	25.6	37.5		27.4	36.8	21.4	41.2		32.5	11.8	11.8	$21,428	$6,432	$14,997
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 W 78th St	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5500	277	23	11.8	30.0%	193 (69.7%)	18 (6.5%)	41 (14.8%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	65.2	220^th of 656 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.8	143^rd of 653 public elementary schools	78.1%	77	54.5	74.3	65.7	50.0	60.2	38.2	51.4	45.7	44.4	44.1	52.9	52.9	$16,580	$349	$16,231

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Elementary

What district is Highlands Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

Is Highlands Elementary a good school?

Yes! Highlands Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 656 Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Highlands Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Highlands Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Elementary?

Students at Highlands Elementary are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Highlands Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highlands Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indian Hills Middle
High : Shawnee Mission East High

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