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How has Christa McAuliffe Elem changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001656
Christa McAuliffe Elem
15600 W 83rd St, Lenexa, KS 66219 · (913) 993-3500 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
76 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
KS avg 44.5% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
KS avg 38.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 61.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Christa McAuliffe Elem
Christa McAuliffe Elem's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christa McAuliffe Elem this school | 400 | 19.0% | 67.7% |
| Millbrooke Elementary Olathe | 369 | 19.2% | 56.8% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Wichita | 372 | 21.8% | 61.6% |
| Belmont Elementary School Shawnee | 381 | 23.4% | 60.5% |
| Horizon Elementary Shawnee | 351 | 20.2% | 63.9% |
| Mill Creek Elem Shawnee | 495 | 20.0% | 63.6% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Christa McAuliffe Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #39 of 625 | #25 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #74 of 625 ▲ 2 | #43 of 111 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #85 of 625 ▼ 57 | #55 of 111 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #190 of 714 | #50 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #270 of 539 | #49 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #294 of 540 | #69 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #598 of 658 | #63 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #361 of 377 | #73 of 76 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 400 | 29.9 | 13.4:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 30.3 | 13.4:1 | 20% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 31.8 | 13.3:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 10% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christa McAuliffe Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (405 to 400); teachers up 11% (27 to 29.9).
About Christa McAuliffe Elem
Christa McAuliffe Elem is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Lenexa, Kansas. Enrolled students number 400 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
The district for Christa McAuliffe Elem is Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, with 45 schools and 26,330 students.
White students make up a majority at Christa McAuliffe Elem, at 73%. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Christa McAuliffe Elem employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Christa McAuliffe Elem's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 19%.
Christa McAuliffe Elem beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 14.6 points (67.7% versus 53.1%), a top-10% result in Kansas on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Johnson County this way: the median household income is $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. In all, Johnson County has 168 public schools and roughly 93,598 students.
Sunflower Elem is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Christa McAuliffe Elem. By average proficiency, Christa McAuliffe Elem is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Christa McAuliffe Elem's enrollment grew from 382 in 2020-21 to 400 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.4:1.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
- Shawnee Mission East HighHigh · 1,737 students
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
Other schools in Lenexa
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Manchester Park ElementaryElementary · 616 students
- Rosehill ElemElementary · 477 students
- Rising Star ElemElementary · 473 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryElementary · 459 students
- Sunflower ElemElementary · 390 students
Other Christa McAuliffe Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Christa McAuliffe Elementary. Christa McAuliffe Elem is the 7th largest of the 7.
- CHRISTA MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 687 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 524 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryOxnard, CA · 476 students
- Christa Mcauliffe ElementarySammamish, WA · 472 students
- Christa McAuliffe ElementaryHASTINGS, MN · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Sunflower Elem0.9 mi · 390
- Rising Star Elem1.1 mi · 473
- Mill Creek Elem1.2 mi · 495
- Lenexa Hills Elementary1.5 mi · 292
- Trailridge Middle2.5 mi · 752
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High2.6 mi · 1,599
Frequently asked questions
About Christa McAuliffe ElemHow many students attend Christa McAuliffe Elem?
Christa McAuliffe Elem enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-06.
Is Christa McAuliffe Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Christa McAuliffe Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Christa McAuliffe Elem have?
Christa McAuliffe Elem employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christa McAuliffe Elem?
At Christa McAuliffe Elem, the student body is approximately 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Christa McAuliffe Elem?
Christa McAuliffe Elem is overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.