Mill Creek Elem

Mill Creek Elem is a substantial primary school in Shawnee, Kansas, run under Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. The school instructs 495 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 58% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 26,330 students; Mill Creek Elem is among them.

Demographically, Mill Creek Elem shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Mill Creek Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mill Creek Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.6%.

In the surrounding community, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Mill Creek Elem is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

Rising Star Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 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), Mill Creek Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.