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Which teacher or staff member at Shawnee Heights High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,218
High
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE HEIGHTS·NCES 201218001135
Shawnee Heights High
4201 SE Shawnee Heights Rd, Tecumseh, KS 66542 · (785) 379-5880 · Shawnee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
430 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 269 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 273 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 282 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 289 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 105 | 9% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shawnee Heights. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
29.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 | 34.7% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% | 27.1% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Shawnee Heights High
Shawnee Heights High's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Heights High this school | 1,218 | 35.3% | 30.7% |
| Shawnee Mission South High Overland Park | 1,574 | 36.0% | 36.6% |
| Valley Center High Valley Center | 1,011 | 41.3% | 30.2% |
| Lansing High 9-12 Leavenworth | 860 | 29.8% | 41.8% |
| Gardner Edgerton High Gardner | 1,794 | 35.5% | 25.6% |
| Lawrence High Lawrence | 1,454 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Shawnee Heights High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #112 of 262 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #174 of 262 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #163 of 262 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,218 | #40 of 332 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #157 of 172 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #39 of 172 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #189 of 263 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #49 of 75 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,218
-37 (-3%) vs 2020
+122% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 1,218 | 74.3 | 16.4:1 | 35% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 1,242 | 71 | 17.5:1 | 33% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 1,293 | 68.3 | 18.9:1 | 30% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 1,255 | 69 | 18.2:1 | 32% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 1,151 | 70.8 | 16.3:1 | 32% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 1,164 | 68 | 17.1:1 | 35% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 1,101 | 58 | 19.0:1 | 28% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 1,066 | 70 | 15.2:1 | 11% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Heights High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,151 to 1,218); teachers up 5% (70.8 to 74.3).
About Shawnee Heights High
Shawnee Heights High operates as a large high school in Tecumseh, Kansas. It enrolls 1,218 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 197% more students than the average for high schools in Kansas (about 410).
Shawnee Heights High sits within Shawnee Heights, which has 6 schools and 3,646 students.
More than half of enrollment at Shawnee Heights High is White: 62%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. The school's White share is 12 points below the 75% share among Shawnee County residents. The diversity index for Shawnee Heights High is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Shawnee Heights High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1, with 74.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Shawnee Heights High. It compares with 54% for public schools in Shawnee County.
In Kansas, Shawnee Heights High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 30.7% actual against a predicted 45.3%.
The county, Shawnee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $67,104 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Shawnee Heights High, Shawnee County has 54 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Shawnee Heights High is closest to Shawnee Heights Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Shawnee Heights High has 5 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Shawnee Heights High at 6th of 9.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
In 2020-21, Shawnee Heights High enrolled 1,255 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,218. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.2:1 to 16.4:1.
This page is set up for the Shawnee Heights High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Shawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,025
Census ACS
Median income
$67,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Heights
- Berryton ElemElementary · 560 students
- Shawnee Heights MiddleMiddle · 540 students
- Tecumseh South ElemElementary · 464 students
- Tecumseh North ElemElementary · 435 students
- Shawnee Heights ElemElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Tecumseh
- Shawnee Heights MiddleMiddle · 540 students
- Tecumseh South ElemElementary · 464 students
- Tecumseh North ElemElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Heights Middle0.3 mi · 540
- Tecumseh South Elem1.7 mi · 464
- Shawnee Heights Elem3.2 mi · 429
- Tecumseh North Elem4.2 mi · 435
- Berryton Elem4.9 mi · 560
- Eisenhower Middle School5.2 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Heights HighWhat is the total enrollment at Shawnee Heights High?
Shawnee Heights High enrolls approximately 1,218 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shawnee Heights High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawnee Heights High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shawnee Heights High?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Shawnee Heights High.
What is the student diversity at Shawnee Heights High?
Student demographics at Shawnee Heights High are roughly 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Shawnee Heights High in?
Shawnee Heights High is part of Shawnee Heights.
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