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Rising Star Elementary

Q: Is Rising Star Elementary a good school?

Rising Star Elementary ranks 187 th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Rising Star Elementary serves 473 students in PK–6 in Lenexa, Kansas, as part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were 56% in English language arts (ELA), 56% in math and 48% in science. The school was above state results in all three subjects, but below district results in each. The main takeaway is a mixed local picture: strong results compared with the state do not make Rising Star a top performer among nearby schools.

Math is Rising Star’s clearest strength locally, while science is its weakest. Its math proficiency was 5 percentage points above the nearby-school average, and ELA was 3 points above; science was 5 points below. Math was also close to the district result, just 1 point lower. Grade-level results vary: third-grade math reached 62%, ranking second among the 11 schools compared, while fifth-grade math was 49%, 11 points below the district. These contrasts show that schoolwide results don’t tell the whole story about performance in each grade.

Results have improved substantially in ELA and math since 2022–23: ELA rose 18 percentage points and math 16, while science was down 1 point overall. SchoolDigger ranks Rising Star 187th of 657 statewide, at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars; its overall percentile rose from 49 in 2020–21. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well it serves English Language Learner students is especially high, at the 97th percentile, compared with 72 overall; its ranking for African American students is 92nd percentile. The student–teacher ratio is 14.4, close to the nearby average of 14.5, and the free/reduced-lunch rate is 51%, also near the local average of 49%; these are context, not explanations of test results.

473

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,500

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8600 Candlelight Ln
Lenexa, KS 66215-6031

(913) 993-4500

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

Hispanic:

21.4%

African American:

18.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Kansas median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Kansas avg42%

187^th of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 34Elementary Schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School

43^rd of 268Shawnee 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
2026	68.0	187 of 657	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	57.2	275 of 656	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	321 of 653	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	296 of 660	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	254 of 668	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	342 of 670	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	276 of 667	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	358 of 656	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.9	319 of 659	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.6	356 of 656	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.1	197 of 678	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	57.5	362 of 668	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	491 of 660	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	508 of 631	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.6	350 of 630	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.8	391 of 621	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	408 of 614	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.2	438 of 600	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.9	369 of 585	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	7 of 70	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	68.7	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	11 of 74	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	6 of 68	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	5 of 73	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	52.6	29 of 73	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	15 of 65	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	4 of 126	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	64.3	22 of 129	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.4	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	75 of 122	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	79 of 129	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	173 of 585	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	247 of 591	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	236 of 591	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	267 of 574	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	109 of 269	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	157 of 262	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	124 of 254	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	115 of 235	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	81 of 207	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	156 of 546	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	203 of 533	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	313 of 546	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	274 of 541	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	303 of 512	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	177 of 494	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	128 of 509	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	273 of 512	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	173 of 594	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	342 of 605	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	271 of 586	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	354 of 575	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	74 of 576	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	165 of 576	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	171 of 579	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	148 of 584	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	121 of 596	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	146 of 587	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	121 of 592	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	225 of 574	60.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)71st percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts56%+10 vs state

Science48%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	68	187^th of 657 public elementary schools	71.5%		57.2	275^th of 656 public elementary schools	58.1%	88	55.2	55.4	53.6	60.8	55.9	61.8	53.7	49.3	60.8	56.1	47.8	47.8	$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	66^th of 657 public elementary schools	90.0%		85.9	66^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.9%		68.7	80.9	63.6	65.1	69.7	55.2	66.2	56.1	74.6	62.9	68.2	68.2	$11,002	$736	$10,265
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%)	85.4	61^st of 657 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.8	67^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.8%	6	65.1	50.0	77.6	75.9	67.2	68.2	61.1	69.0	70.4	67.2	81.0	81.0	$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%)	79.4	100^th of 657 public elementary schools	84.8%		64.1	226^th of 656 public elementary schools	65.5%	126	55.3	64.6	72.1	59.5	63.3	55.4	58.3	57.4	64.3	58.4	73.8	73.8	$13,771	$418	$13,353
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%)	58.6	261^st of 657 public elementary schools	60.3%		43.1	382^nd of 656 public elementary schools	41.8%	121	50.0	52.7	66.2	42.4	53.2	33.9	48.1	61.5	55.0	50.2	47.7	47.7	$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%)	33.3	476^th of 657 public elementary schools	27.5%		26.3	506^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.9%	30	28.4	42.8	46.4	36.1	38.3	24.2	39.7	47.4	39.7	37.5	35.1	35.1	$13,606	$1,751	$11,855
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%)	12.4	596^th of 657 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.3	594^th of 656 public elementary schools	9.5%	2	27.3	28.8	28.6	16.9	25.2	21.7	28.3	28.2	23.3	25.3	18.3	18.3	$12,992	$1,415	$11,577
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%)	73.7	149^th of 657 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.3	139^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.8%	10	60.0	70.6	65.9	55.8	62.7	51.4	57.1	50.0	52.3	52.6	59.5	59.5	$15,210	$936	$14,274
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%)	85.7	56^th of 657 public elementary schools	91.5%		89.7	36^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.5%	20	62.9	61.4	76.4	67.6	67.3	54.8	65.2	69.4	78.4	67.5	70.8	70.8	$12,773	$964	$11,810
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%)	34.4	467^th of 657 public elementary schools	28.9%		38.9	423^rd of 656 public elementary schools	35.5%	44	29.8	46.7	41.1	25.5	35.9	23.4	54.3	42.9	48.9	42.3	30.9	30.9	$14,844	$984	$13,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Rising Star Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rising Star Elementary?

Students at Rising Star Elementary are 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Rising Star Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

How many students attend Rising Star Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Rising Star Elementary.

Is Rising Star Elementary a good school?

Rising Star Elementary ranks 187^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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