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Enrollment
879
Middle
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001568
Indian Hills Middle
6400 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208 · (913) 993-0400 · Johnson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL879 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
121 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 443 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 436 | 50% |
Student demographics
29%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
76.5%
KS avg 44.5% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 57.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 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 Indian Hills Middle
Indian Hills Middle's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills Middle this school | 879 | 13.8% | 62.3% |
| Monticello Trails Middle School Shawnee | 655 | 13.1% | 49.8% |
| Mission Trail Middle School Olathe | 680 | 9.3% | 49.5% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Lenexa | 676 | 12.7% | 43.5% |
| Basehor-Linwood Middle School Basehor | 679 | 22.1% | 47.5% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School Goddard | 625 | 22.2% | 42.6% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Indian Hills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #4 of 192 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #4 of 192 ▲ 3 | #4 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #1 of 192 no change | #1 of 32 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 879 | #5 of 225 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #141 of 161 | #31 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #133 of 161 | #30 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #181 of 195 | #19 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #38 of 54 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
879
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
+166% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 879 | 57.9 | 15.2:1 | 14% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 866 | 52.1 | 16.6:1 | 14% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 52.6 | 16.2:1 | 15% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 902 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 11% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 11% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 46 | 17.9:1 | 11% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 18% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 7% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Hills Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (836 to 879); teachers up 23% (47 to 57.9).
About Indian Hills Middle
Indian Hills Middle is a large middle school in Kansas, with an address in Prairie Village. Its enrollment is 879 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 402.
Indian Hills Middle is one of the 45 schools that make up Shawnee Mission Pub Sch (26,330 students in total).
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
Indian Hills Middle lists 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 12.7:1 for middle schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 14% of the student body. That is 13 points below the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Indian Hills Middle is 6.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.3%. Predicted: 55.6%.
The county, Johnson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $109,208 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Johnson County has 168 public schools with about 93,598 students, including Indian Hills Middle.
Indian Hills Middle is about 0.4 miles from Prairie Elem, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Indian Hills Middle is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 23 students, from 902 to 879. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (17.4:1).
On allk12, people connected to Indian Hills Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Woods MiddleMiddle · 809 students
Other schools in Prairie Village
- Shawnee Mission East HighHigh · 1,737 students
- Briarwood ElemElementary · 674 students
- Corinth ElemElementary · 576 students
- Belinder ElemElementary · 489 students
- Prairie ElemElementary · 446 students
Other Indian Hills Middle schools
One other US public school is named Indian Hills Middle. Indian Hills Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Indian Hills MiddleSANDY, UT · 1,072 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Elem0.4 mi · 446
- Highlands Elem0.5 mi · 345
- Belinder Elem1.4 mi · 489
- Shawnee Mission East High1.6 mi · 1,737
- Project Finish1.6 mi · 28
- Santa Fe Trail Elem1.8 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Hills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Hills Middle?
Indian Hills Middle enrolls approximately 879 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Indian Hills Middle serve?
Indian Hills Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Hills Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Indian Hills Middle is approximately 15.2:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Hills Middle?
At Indian Hills Middle, the student body is approximately 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Indian Hills Middle public or private?
Indian Hills Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.