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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001550
Rhein Benninghoven Elem
6720 Caenen St, Shawnee, KS 66216 · (913) 993-1900 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
122 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
51%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
65.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 59.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Rhein Benninghoven Elem
Rhein Benninghoven Elem's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein Benninghoven Elem this school | 423 | 28.8% | 62.1% |
| Amanda Arnold Elem Manhattan | 399 | 29.3% | 67.2% |
| John Diemer Elem Overland Park | 427 | 30.7% | 61.0% |
| Ray Marsh Elem Shawnee | 458 | 32.1% | 64.7% |
| Belmont Elementary School Shawnee | 381 | 23.4% | 60.5% |
| Quail Run Elementary Lawrence | 421 | 25.2% | 60.2% |
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 Rhein Benninghoven Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #90 of 625 | #54 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #73 of 625 | #42 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #110 of 625 | #62 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #155 of 714 | #44 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #427 of 539 | #85 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #232 of 540 | #55 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #561 of 658 | #48 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #119 of 377 | #22 of 76 |
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
423
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 28.2 | 15.5:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 29.7 | 15.3:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 30% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 32.4 | 16.2:1 | 35% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 30% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 23% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 5% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 34 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rhein Benninghoven Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (524 to 423); teachers down 14% (32.4 to 28).
About Rhein Benninghoven Elem
Rhein Benninghoven Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 423 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 35% above that.
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch enrolls 26,330 students in 45 schools, including Rhein Benninghoven Elem.
Rhein Benninghoven Elem is 67% White by enrollment. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Johnson County residents are about 79% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rhein Benninghoven Elem in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The lunch program counts 29% of students at Rhein Benninghoven Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Johnson County average 27%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Rhein Benninghoven Elem is +13.7 points: 62.1% actual, 48.4% predicted.
Among Johnson County residents, the median household income is $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rhein Benninghoven Elem is one of 168 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Shawnee Mission Northwest High, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Rhein Benninghoven Elem ranks 3rd on average 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.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 437 in 2020-21 to 423 in 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 schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Trailridge MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Hocker Grove MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Shawanoe ElemElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High0.2 mi · 1,599
- Nieman Elem0.9 mi · 456
- Trailridge Middle1.0 mi · 752
- Shawanoe Elem1.0 mi · 530
- Ray Marsh Elem1.5 mi · 458
- Merriam Park Elementary1.6 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Rhein Benninghoven ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Rhein Benninghoven Elem?
Rhein Benninghoven Elem enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Rhein Benninghoven Elem serve?
Rhein Benninghoven Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rhein Benninghoven Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rhein Benninghoven Elem is approximately 15.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rhein Benninghoven Elem?
At Rhein Benninghoven Elem, the student body is approximately 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rhein Benninghoven Elem in?
Rhein Benninghoven Elem is part of Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.