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Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 67 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Christa McAuliffe Elementary is a public elementary school in Lenexa, Kansas, serving 407 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in the state.

Christa McAuliffe Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kansas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that significantly exceed the district and state averages. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates and a favorable student-teacher ratio. Notably, Christa McAuliffe Elementary has consistently high rankings for its performance across different student subgroups, including special education students, who have been ranked among the top 1-24 elementary schools in the state.

The school's exceptional academic performance and support for diverse learners make it a standout within the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is home to several other high-performing elementary schools, such as Lenexa Hills Elementary and Mill Creek Elementary. This clustering of excellent educational opportunities in the local community suggests a strong commitment to providing students with the resources and support they need to succeed.

400

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,748

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15600 W 83rd St
Lenexa, KS 66219

(913) 993-3500

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westridge Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Kansas elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

67^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	85.8	67 of 656	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	44 of 653	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	70 of 660	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	106 of 668	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	106 of 670	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	53 of 667	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	59 of 656	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	33 of 659	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	41 of 656	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	47 of 678	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	73.0	165 of 668	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	254 of 660	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	334 of 631	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.2	281 of 630	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.3	322 of 621	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.0	308 of 614	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.8	158 of 600	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	57.7	283 of 585	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	76.7	104 of 591	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	64 of 591	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	66 of 574	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	96 of 533	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	10 of 541	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	62.8	133 of 512	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	42 of 509	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	68.4	105 of 512	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	79.0	93 of 605	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	55 of 586	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	57 of 575	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	24 of 313	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	2 of 306	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	1 of 296	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	50 of 305	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	64 of 576	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	44 of 579	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	54 of 584	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	78 of 596	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	93 of 587	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	57 of 592	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	52 of 574	90.9%	★★★★★

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 (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2021)85th percentile~ school

Female (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+24 vs state

Science67%+26 vs state

Mathematics66%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Christa McAuliffe 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Broken Arrow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5901 Alden	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-2300	382	30	12.8	56.8%	172 (45.0%)	76 (19.9%)	74 (19.4%)	24 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	52.2	316^th of 656 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.6	285^th of 653 public elementary schools	56.4%	31	47.7	51.0	51.9	47.1	49.5	40.0	37.3	59.3	34.6	43.1	48.1	48.1	$15,284	$630	$14,654
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe Elementary

What district is Christa McAuliffe Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

What is the racial makeup of Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary are 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Christa McAuliffe Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Christa McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westridge Middle
High : Shawnee Mission West High

Is Christa McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

Christa McAuliffe Elementary ranks 67^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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