Monticello Trails Middle School

Monticello Trails Middle School is one of the expansive middle-grades schools in Shawnee, Kansas, operated by De Soto, with 655 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 63% above the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

De Soto runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,067 students. Monticello Trails Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Monticello Trails Middle School records that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 13% of students at Monticello Trails Middle School qualify 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monticello Trails Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.8%.

Around the school, Johnson County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Monticello Trails Middle School is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

The closest other public school is Mill Valley High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monticello Trails Middle School. On composite proficiency, Monticello Trails Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monticello Trails Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 663 students in 2018 to 655 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Monticello Trails Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.