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Lenexa Hills Elementary

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Lenexa Hills Elementary ranks 139 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Lenexa Hills Elementary is a public elementary school serving 311 students in grades PK-6 in Lenexa, Kansas, which is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with particularly strong results in 6th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Mathematics.

Lenexa Hills Elementary has a higher per-student spending of $10,671 compared to nearby Rosehill Elementary, Rising Star Elementary, and Sunflower Elementary, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 12.9 to 14 students per teacher. However, some nearby schools in the Olathe School District, such as Meadow Lane Elementary, Woodland Elementary, Canyon Creek Elementary, and Manchester Park Elementary, have even stronger academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

While Lenexa Hills Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, from 14.1% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025, the school has consistently high performance across different student subgroups, including African American students, White students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests the school is providing a strong educational experience for a diverse student population.

292

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,210

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8650 Haven St
Lenexa, KS 66219

(913) 993-5700

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Lenexa Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westridge Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission West High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

139^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 40 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	75.3	139 of 656	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	119 of 653	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	105 of 660	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	115 of 668	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	186 of 670	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	411 of 667	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	62.6	199 of 591	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	289 of 591	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	98 of 533	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	135 of 546	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	194 of 541	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	71 of 512	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	353 of 494	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	326 of 509	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	64.1	188 of 605	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	372 of 586	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	117 of 576	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	130 of 579	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	77 of 584	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	87 of 596	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	85 of 587	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	307 of 592	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2021)69th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2021)66th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+19 vs state

English Language Arts60%+16 vs state

Mathematics56%+17 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Manchester Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9810 Prairie Creek Rd	Lenexa	66220	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7540	616	38	16.0	5.5%	475 (77.1%)	28 (4.5%)	57 (9.3%)	28 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	90.1	32^nd of 656 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.3	40^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.9%	8	70.3	72.6	75.0		72.6	69.7	72.3	76.8		72.9	60.5	60.5	$10,599	$543	$10,056
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7210 Chouteau	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3535	351	30	11.8	20.2%	279 (79.5%)	22 (6.3%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	86.7	60^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.9%		86.4	67^th of 653 public elementary schools	89.7%	7	80.9	74.6	62.8		72.0	61.9	67.8	66.7		65.5	59.0	59.0	$14,632	$1,302	$13,330
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
Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21880 College Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7550	349	23	15.1	9.5%	278 (79.7%)	15 (4.3%)	11 (3.2%)	28 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	94.7	13^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.5	7^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.9%	6	80.0	70.8	77.6		75.8	86.0	81.5	89.9		85.9	67.2	67.2	$13,449	$771	$12,678
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11601 S. Woodland Road	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7770	305	25	12.3	19.3%	191 (62.6%)	25 (8.2%)	42 (13.8%)	19 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	70.7	163^rd of 656 public elementary schools	75.2%		79.4	109^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.3%	54	61.8	67.9	54.2		61.5	55.4	61.4	63.3		59.9	36.7	36.7	$18,718	$1,213	$17,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Lenexa Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lenexa Hills Elementary?

Students at Lenexa Hills Elementary are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lenexa Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lenexa Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westridge Middle
High : Shawnee Mission West High

Is Lenexa Hills Elementary a good school?

Lenexa Hills Elementary ranks 139^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lenexa Hills Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

How many students attend Lenexa Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Lenexa Hills Elementary.

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