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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Shawnee Mission Northwest High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,599
High
DISTRICT 1,340 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001576
Shawnee Mission Northwest High
12701 W 67th St, Shawnee, KS 66216 · (913) 993-7200 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
650 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 406 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 390 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 416 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 24% |
Student demographics
61%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
50.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +16.8pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +17.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 27.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Mission Northwest High
Shawnee Mission Northwest High's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Mission Northwest High this school | 1,599 | 40.7% | 37.0% |
| Shawnee Mission South High Overland Park | 1,574 | 36.0% | 36.6% |
| Lawrence High Lawrence | 1,454 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| Manhattan High School Manhattan | 2,087 | 41.8% | 39.5% |
| Olathe North Sr High Olathe | 2,011 | 40.0% | 35.8% |
| Derby High School Derby | 2,172 | 48.3% | 28.2% |
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 Mission Northwest High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #54 of 262 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #65 of 262 ▲ 12 | #11 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #43 of 262 ▲ 27 | #10 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,599 | #20 of 332 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #141 of 172 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #23 of 172 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #155 of 263 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #66 of 100 | #7 of 14 |
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
1,599
-67 (-4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,738
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,599 | 103.2 | 15.5:1 | 41% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 1,619 | 97.3 | 16.6:1 | 39% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 1,626 | 102.6 | 15.8:1 | 39% (636) |
| 2020-21 | 1,666 | 96 | 17.4:1 | 31% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 1,677 | 98.5 | 17.0:1 | 29% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 1,805 | 102 | 17.7:1 | 28% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 1,874 | 113 | 16.6:1 | 21% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 2,146 | 136 | 15.8:1 | 4% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 1,738 | 107 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Mission Northwest High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,677 to 1,599); teachers up 5% (98.5 to 103.2).
About Shawnee Mission Northwest High
Shawnee Mission Northwest High, located in Shawnee, Kansas, is a large high school. It reported 1,599 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Kansas have about 410 students on average; enrollment here is 290% higher.
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch counts 45 schools and 26,330 students, including Shawnee Mission Northwest High.
More than half of the students at Shawnee Mission Northwest High are White (55%). Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Johnson County overall, about 79% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
With 103.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Shawnee Mission Northwest High, 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Johnson County is 27%.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.7%. Shawnee Mission Northwest High scores 37.0%.
For the population of Johnson County, the median household earns about $109,208 a year, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Shawnee Mission Northwest High shares Johnson County with 167 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Rhein Benninghoven Elem is about 0.2 miles from Shawnee Mission Northwest High. The five-mile area around Shawnee Mission Northwest High holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Shawnee Mission Northwest High ranks 7th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,666 to 1,599, a 4% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.4:1 to 15.5:1.
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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 West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
- Indian Woods MiddleMiddle · 809 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- 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
- Mill Creek ElemElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Rhein Benninghoven Elem0.2 mi · 423
- Trailridge Middle1.1 mi · 752
- Nieman Elem1.1 mi · 456
- Shawanoe Elem1.1 mi · 530
- Ray Marsh Elem1.4 mi · 458
- Broken Arrow Elem1.6 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHow many students attend Shawnee Mission Northwest High?
Shawnee Mission Northwest High enrolls approximately 1,599 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Shawnee Mission Northwest High serve?
Shawnee Mission Northwest High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shawnee Mission Northwest High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shawnee Mission Northwest High is approximately 15.5:1 (103 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shawnee Mission Northwest High?
At Shawnee Mission Northwest High, the student body is approximately 55% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Shawnee Mission Northwest High public or private?
Shawnee Mission Northwest High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.