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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE HEIGHTS·NCES 201218001136
Shawnee Heights Middle
4335 SE Shawnee Heights Road, Tecumseh, KS 66542 · (785) 379-5830 · Shawnee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Kansas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
230 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 297 | 55% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 45% |
Student demographics
54%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
Students here typically continue to
Shawnee Heights Middle→Shawnee Heights High
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
45.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 45.8% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 26.8% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Middle
Shawnee Heights Middle's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Heights Middle this school | 540 | 42.6% | 34.9% |
| Trail Ridge Middle School Gardner | 679 | 44.0% | 34.2% |
| Wheatridge Middle School Gardner | 517 | 42.2% | 36.8% |
| Lansing Middle 6-8 Lansing | 580 | 35.9% | 39.6% |
| Lawrence West Middle School Lawrence | 648 | 36.7% | 37.9% |
| Valley Center Middle School Valley Center | 802 | 44.3% | 33.7% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #79 of 192 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #68 of 192 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #69 of 192 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #72 of 225 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #64 of 161 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #67 of 161 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #126 of 195 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #72 of 98 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
540
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 540 | 42.6 | 12.7:1 | 43% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 42.7 | 12.0:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 41.7 | 12.9:1 | 36% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 39% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 40.9 | 14.0:1 | 39% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 40% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 32% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 18% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Heights Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (571 to 540); teachers up 4% (40.9 to 42.6).
About Shawnee Heights Middle
Shawnee Heights Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Tecumseh, Kansas. Enrollment is 540 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 34% higher.
Shawnee Heights runs Shawnee Heights Middle along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,646 students in total.
White students account for 64% of enrollment at Shawnee Heights Middle. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Shawnee County residents. By the diversity index, Shawnee Heights Middle comes in at 54%.
The school has about 12.7 students per teacher and 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 12.7:1. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Shawnee County.
The allk12 Grade for Shawnee Heights Middle is B-. Compared with Kansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Shawnee Heights Middle is 6.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.9% actual, 41.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Shawnee County, median household income is about $67,104, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 54 public schools operate in Shawnee County, serving about 26,294 students.
Of nearby public schools, Shawnee Heights High is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 34.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Shawnee Heights Middle falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Shawnee Heights Middle saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Shawnee Heights HighHigh · 1,218 students
- Berryton ElemElementary · 560 students
- Tecumseh South ElemElementary · 464 students
- Tecumseh North ElemElementary · 435 students
- Shawnee Heights ElemElementary · 429 students
Other schools in Tecumseh
- Shawnee Heights HighHigh · 1,218 students
- Tecumseh South ElemElementary · 464 students
- Tecumseh North ElemElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Heights High0.3 mi · 1,218
- Tecumseh South Elem1.9 mi · 464
- Shawnee Heights Elem3.4 mi · 429
- Tecumseh North Elem4.4 mi · 435
- Berryton Elem5.0 mi · 560
- Eisenhower Middle School5.5 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Heights MiddleHow large is Shawnee Heights Middle?
Shawnee Heights Middle enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Shawnee Heights Middle serve?
Shawnee Heights Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shawnee Heights Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shawnee Heights Middle is approximately 12.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Shawnee Heights Middle?
Shawnee Heights Middle reports a student body of 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Shawnee Heights Middle in?
Shawnee Heights Middle is part of Shawnee Heights.
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