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Shawanoe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Shawanoe Elementary is a public elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas, serving 502 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District. While the district is ranked 45 out of 264 in Kansas and has a 4-star rating, Shawanoe Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with low academic performance across all grades and subjects.

Shawanoe Elementary's test scores are significantly below the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 25.89% of Shawanoe students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.24% for the district and 44.47% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 23.12% of students proficient or better, compared to 52.56% for the district and 38.73% for the state. Shawanoe also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.4% to 20.9% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Shawanoe Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than most of the nearby schools in the Shawnee Mission Public School District, such as Mill Creek Elementary, Rhein Benninghoven Elementary, and Rising Star Elementary, which have much higher proficiency rates on state assessments and lower percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

530

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,992

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11230 W 75th
Shawnee, KS 66214

(913) 993-5100

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Shawanoe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Trailridge Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission Northwest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

African American:

14.3%

White:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

594^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th 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	12.3	594 of 656	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	524 of 653	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	550 of 660	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	575 of 668	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	633 of 670	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	592 of 667	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	583 of 656	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	496 of 659	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	510 of 656	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	568 of 678	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	547 of 668	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	549 of 660	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	568 of 631	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	488 of 630	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	510 of 621	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	496 of 614	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	514 of 600	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.1	443 of 585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.1	18 of 72	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.1	29 of 74	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	32 of 68	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	33 of 73	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	28 of 73	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	57 of 124	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	56 of 117	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	95 of 108	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	83 of 122	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	74 of 129	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	12.1	543 of 591	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	507 of 591	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	513 of 574	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	231 of 262	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	124 of 260	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	155 of 245	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	182 of 254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	187 of 235	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	160 of 207	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	467 of 533	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	346 of 546	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	390 of 541	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	391 of 512	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	471 of 494	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	446 of 509	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	439 of 512	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	8.2	582 of 605	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	522 of 586	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	504 of 575	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	87 of 296	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	476 of 576	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	457 of 596	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	430 of 592	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	517 of 574	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)71st percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+35 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2021)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-16 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Shawanoe 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
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
Nieman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10917 W 67th St	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4000	456	31	14.6	64.5%	165 (36.2%)	34 (7.5%)	219 (48.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	33.3	464^th of 656 public elementary schools	29.3%		33.8	457^th of 653 public elementary schools	30.0%	7	36.0	37.7	41.3	37.0	38.2	29.1	41.9	34.3	39.3	36.2	36.2	36.2	$13,552	$930	$12,622
Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8200 Grant	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-2800	369	28	13.0	77.8%	95 (25.7%)	44 (11.9%)	195 (52.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.8%)	38.9	423^rd of 656 public elementary schools	35.5%		41.3	405^th of 653 public elementary schools	38.0%	18	49.0	42.6	34.1	44.9	43.0	32.7	40.8	37.2	47.1	39.5	25.6	25.6	$14,844	$984	$13,861
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
Rhein Benninghoven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6720 Caenen St	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1900	423	28	15.1	28.8%	285 (67.4%)	32 (7.6%)	63 (14.9%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	84.5	78^th of 656 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.8	79^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.9%	1	61.0	76.4	65.5	58.7	65.6	56.9	72.7	64.4	69.6	65.6	61.0	61.0	$12,736	$300	$12,436
Merriam Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Mastin St	Merriam	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3600	415	28	14.6	58.3%	211 (50.8%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	53.2	305^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.5%		56.8	272^nd of 653 public elementary schools	58.3%	33	34.4	47.9	58.5	54.5	48.3	24.6	42.5	55.8	41.8	40.7	56.6	56.6	$13,100	$728	$12,372
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
East Antioch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7342 Lowell Ave	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3200	282	21	13.3	49.6%	154 (54.6%)	26 (9.2%)	79 (28.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	33.4	463^rd of 656 public elementary schools	29.4%		44.1	385^th of 653 public elementary schools	41.0%	78	36.1	40.9	40.6	36.1	38.5	36.1	34.1	34.4	27.8	33.1	46.9	46.9	$14,874	$392	$14,482
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
Overland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8150 Santa Fe Dr	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4200	391	26	15.1	52.9%	199 (50.9%)	38 (9.7%)	114 (29.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	41.1	402^nd of 656 public elementary schools	38.7%		38.4	426^th of 653 public elementary schools	34.8%	24	56.5	32.6	40.7	46.0	43.9	45.8	27.7	36.7	45.3	39.3	31.7	31.7	$12,576	$558	$12,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawanoe Elementary

What district is Shawanoe Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

What schools do graduates of Shawanoe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shawanoe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Trailridge Middle
High : Shawnee Mission Northwest High

What is the racial makeup of Shawanoe Elementary?

Students at Shawanoe Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 14% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Shawanoe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Shawanoe Elementary.

Is Shawanoe Elementary a good school?

Shawanoe Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

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