Rosehill Elem

Rosehill Elem is a primary school of sizable scale in Lenexa, Kansas, operated by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, serveing 477 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 52% 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; Rosehill Elem is among them.

In terms of who attends, Rosehill Elem records that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rosehill Elem has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rosehill Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Johnson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Rosehill Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rosehill Elem comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Rosehill Elem's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 477).

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