Total enrollment
7,067
-30 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in De Soto
Kansas · 7,067 students · 3 cities
De Soto in Kansas operates 13 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 7,067 students (around 544 per school).
4-year change in De Soto
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How De Soto ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #7 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,067 | #14 of 156 | #1,337 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #11 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #93 of 154 | #3,341 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 17.6% | #152 of 156 | #7,580 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #47 of 85 | #4,163 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside De Soto
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Prairie Ridge Elementary School at 72.0% proficient to Starside Elem at 39.3%, a gap of 32.7 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 7,342 to 7,041 students (down 4%) and from 478 to 533 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Valley High School | Shawnee | High | 09-12 | 1,432 |
| De Soto High School | De Soto | High | 09-12 | 918 |
| Mill Creek Middle School | Lenexa | Middle | 06-08 | 676 |
| Monticello Trails Middle School | Shawnee | Middle | 06-08 | 655 |
| Mize Elementary School | Shawnee | Elementary | PK-05 | 474 |
| Clear Creek Elem | Shawnee | Elementary | PK-05 | 461 |
| Riverview Elementary | Shawnee | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School | Shawnee | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 |
| Starside Elem | De Soto | Elementary | PK-05 | 428 |
| Lexington Trails Middle School | De Soto | Middle | 06-08 | 393 |
| Belmont Elementary School | Shawnee | Elementary | PK-05 | 381 |
| Horizon Elementary | Shawnee | Elementary | PK-05 | 351 |
| Virtual Education Program | De Soto | High | 09-12 | 26 |
About De Soto
Across 13 schools, De Soto instructs about 7,067 students in Kansas. By footprint it is a sparse district.
For a sense of the school types, De Soto comprises 7 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, De Soto runs about 544 students per school, 53% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 355.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in De Soto has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,097 students to 7,067. De Soto now counts 13 public schools, up from 12 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for De Soto discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.