Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001534
Highlands Elem
6200 Roe Ave, Mission, KS 66205 · (913) 993-3300 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
36 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
38%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
84.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 68.2% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% 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 21 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 Highlands Elem
Highlands Elem's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Elem this school | 345 | 10.4% | 77.8% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 336 | 13.4% | 56.9% |
| Mission Trail Elementary Leawood | 384 | 13.3% | 83.5% |
| Westwood View Elem Westwood | 321 | 6.9% | 84.2% |
| Forest View Elem Olathe | 419 | 11.2% | 63.6% |
| Trailwood Elem Overland Park | 429 | 14.7% | 72.2% |
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 Highlands Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #4 of 625 | #4 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #8 of 625 ▲ 29 | #6 of 111 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #4 of 625 ▲ 3 | #3 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #296 of 714 | #82 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #205 of 539 | #35 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #341 of 540 | #87 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #633 of 658 | #90 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #100 of 151 | #19 of 28 |
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
345
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 345 | 26.6 | 13.0:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 26.5 | 13.8:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 23.1 | 16.1:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 25.5 | 12.8:1 | 12% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 15% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 6% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 13 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highlands Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (326 to 345); teachers up 4% (25.5 to 26.6).
About Highlands Elem
Highlands Elem runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Mission, Kansas. The school's 345 students are in pre-K through 6.
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch oversees Highlands Elem and 44 other schools, with 26,330 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Highlands Elem is 77% White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Johnson County is about 79% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Highlands Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Teachers at the school number 26.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.0:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. The school's lunch program data list 10% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County, the school's rate is lower.
Highlands Elem is 20.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Kansas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Johnson County, median household income is about $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 168 public schools operate in Johnson County, serving about 93,598 students.
Nearest public school: Indian Hills Middle, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Highlands Elem holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 56.1% on proficiency, and Highlands Elem is above that at 77.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 345, 5% below the 363 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 15.1:1 to 13.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Highlands Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highlands Elementary. Highlands Elem is the 21st largest of the 25.
- Highlands Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS, TX · 868 students
- Highlands ElementarySaugus, CA · 666 students
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMMOKALEE, FL · 599 students
- Highlands Elementary SchoolLa Grange Highlands, IL · 565 students
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Hills Middle0.5 mi · 879
- Prairie Elem0.8 mi · 446
- Project Finish1.0 mi · 28
- Rushton Elem1.5 mi · 336
- Santa Fe Trail Elem1.5 mi · 310
- Roesland Elem1.6 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Highlands ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Highlands Elem?
Highlands Elem enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Highlands Elem serve?
Highlands Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highlands Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highlands Elem is approximately 13.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highlands Elem?
At Highlands Elem, the student body is approximately 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Highlands Elem public or private?
Highlands Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
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