Lenexa Hills Elementary

Set in Lenexa, Kansas, Lenexa Hills Elementary is a mid-tier primary school, one of the schools within Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. It serves 292 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 26,330 students; Lenexa Hills Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lenexa Hills Elementary records that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Lenexa Hills Elementary has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lenexa Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Lenexa Hills Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sunflower Elem, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lenexa Hills Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.