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Mission Trail Elementary

Q: Is Mission Trail Elementary a good school?

Yes! Mission Trail Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2 nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Mission Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Mission Trail Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mission Trail Elementary?

Students at Mission Trail Elementary are 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Mission Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Trail Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Leawood Middle High : Blue Valley North High

Public Grades K-5

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Mission Trail Elementary is a public elementary school located in Leawood, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. As part of the highly-ranked Blue Valley School District, Mission Trail Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 5% of Kansas elementary schools for the past several years.

Mission Trail Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.1% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 70.66% in the Blue Valley district and 44.47% statewide. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking within the top 5% of Kansas elementary schools for White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Mission Trail Elementary's performance is exceptional, the other schools in the Blue Valley School District also demonstrate strong academic performance, with several ranking within the top 10% of Kansas elementary schools. This highlights the overall high quality of education provided by the district. However, the school's slight increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years may be an area for the school to focus on to maintain its high levels of academic achievement.

384

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,318

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13200 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 66209

(913) 239-6700

District: Blue Valley

Students who attend Mission Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leawood Middle
High:	Blue Valley North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th 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 Blue Valley

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg69%

Kansas avg42%

2^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 22Elementary Schools in the Blue Valley

4^th of 264Blue Valley 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	2 of 656	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	1 of 653	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	5 of 660	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	22 of 668	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	42 of 670	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	27 of 667	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	15 of 656	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	16 of 659	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	30 of 656	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	23 of 678	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.5	7 of 668	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.3	10 of 660	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	34 of 631	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	8 of 630	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	78.4	59 of 621	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	73.4	143 of 614	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.3	184 of 600	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.5	125 of 585	78.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	97.1	3 of 214	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	90.7	34 of 591	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	46 of 591	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	41 of 574	92.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	5 of 533	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	85.6	64 of 605	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	13 of 586	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	6 of 575	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	99.7	2 of 296	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	35 of 305	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	97.1	3 of 214	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	2 of 576	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	1 of 579	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	2 of 584	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	12 of 596	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	26 of 587	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	31 of 592	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	12 of 574	97.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)94th percentile~ school

Male (2021)89th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)<1st percentile-94 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+42 vs state

Science86%+44 vs state

Mathematics81%+42 vs state

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Schools Near Mission Trail 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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th 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
Mission Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	13200 Mission Road	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6700	384	29	13.1	13.3%	292 (76.0%)	14 (3.6%)	31 (8.1%)	15 (3.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	97.8	2^nd of 656 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.5	1^st of 653 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	85.7	81.7	90.1	86.1	83.7	80.0	80.3	81.1	85.9	85.9	$15,318	$548	$14,770
Prairie Star Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 W. 143rd St.	Leawood	66224	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7100	371	28	13.0	7.3%	280 (75.5%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	92.7	20^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.0%		91	33^rd of 653 public elementary schools	94.9%	13	74.5	73.4	76.4	74.9	81.8	68.7	70.8	73.3	70.8	70.8	$14,847	$318	$14,529
Overland Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	6225 W. 133rd St.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 239-7000	531	39	13.7	14.5%	266 (50.1%)	36 (6.8%)	45 (8.5%)	143 (26.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	87.9	49^th of 656 public elementary schools	92.5%		83.4	84^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.1%	35	72.1	73.6	74.7	73.4	55.4	64.4	62.8	60.8	77.1	77.1	$11,291	$945	$10,346
Leawood Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 W. 123rd St.	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6600	533	36	14.7	6.6%	452 (84.8%)	6 (1.1%)	35 (6.6%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	90.2	31^st of 656 public elementary schools	95.3%		89.4	46^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.0%	15	76.7	69.4	80.2	75.7	67.0	57.6	70.8	65.5	74.2	74.2	$11,485	$321	$11,164
Valley Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12301 Lamar Ave.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7600	549	48	11.4	18.8%	355 (64.7%)	29 (5.3%)	51 (9.3%)	71 (12.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	83.1	83^rd of 656 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.1	75^th of 653 public elementary schools	88.5%	8	66.3	68.4	73.3	69.4	55.8	64.6	55.7	58.6	65.1	65.1	$13,485	$1,003	$12,482
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Lamar Ave.	Overland Park	66223	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6500	456	33	13.7	11.8%	220 (48.2%)	38 (8.3%)	29 (6.4%)	134 (29.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	93.3	16^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.6%		94.4	15^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.7%	1	76.3	81.3	79.2	78.9	75.0	76.1	64.4	72.3	70.7	70.7	$13,264	$1,012	$12,252
Heartland Elementary	Public	K-5	12775 Goodman St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6300	412	31	13.2	16.3%	214 (51.9%)	11 (2.7%)	36 (8.7%)	120 (29.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	90.5	29^th of 656 public elementary schools	95.6%		87.1	64^th of 653 public elementary schools	90.2%	35	73.2	68.3	78.8	73.6	83.1	65.0	65.7	71.7	67.2	67.2	$15,143	$549	$14,594
Sunrise Point Elementary	Public	K-5	15800 Roe Ave.	Overland Park	66224	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7500	476	34	13.9	5.9%	335 (70.4%)	7 (1.5%)	32 (6.7%)	81 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	90.1	33^rd of 656 public elementary schools	95.0%		85.8	72^nd of 653 public elementary schools	89.0%	39	68.9	75.3	78.0	74.2	76.0	53.8	73.2	67.7	76.8	76.8	$12,483	$860	$11,623
Stanley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6121 W. 158th St.	Overland Park	66223	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7200	610	30	20.0	19.7%	395 (64.8%)	44 (7.2%)	62 (10.2%)	83 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.1%)	73.6	149^th of 656 public elementary schools	77.3%		73.5	129^th of 653 public elementary schools	80.2%	20	45.9	78.1	74.5	69.2	43.2	59.4	47.3	51.3	83.6	83.6	$15,517	$1,210	$14,307
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-5	14140 Grant St.	Overland Park	66221	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6200	562	37	15.1	10.7%	355 (63.2%)	22 (3.9%)	58 (10.3%)	98 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	87.9	48^th of 656 public elementary schools	92.7%		95.2	10^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.5%	38	73.2	73.7	71.4	72.7	73.6	68.7	59.3	66.6	59.8	59.8	$11,524	$395	$11,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Trail Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mission Trail Elementary?

Students at Mission Trail Elementary are 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Mission Trail Elementary in?

Blue Valley

What schools do graduates of Mission Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leawood Middle
High : Blue Valley North High

Is Mission Trail Elementary a good school?

Yes! Mission Trail Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Mission Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Mission Trail Elementary.

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