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Enrollment
1,599
High
DISTRICT 1,340 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001578
Shawnee Mission West High
8800 W 85th St, Overland Park, KS 66212 · (913) 993-7800 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
892 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 | 399 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 383 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 404 | 25% |
Student demographics
69%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
34.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
KS avg 38.8% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 15.7% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 West High
Shawnee Mission West High's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Mission West High this school | 1,599 | 55.8% | 25.1% |
| Topeka West High Topeka | 971 | 56.2% | 25.2% |
| Northwest High Wichita | 1,424 | 61.7% | 25.0% |
| Shawnee Mission North High Overland Park | 1,502 | 53.7% | 31.7% |
| Junction City Sr High Junction City | 1,713 | 53.6% | 25.0% |
| Bonner Springs High Bonner Springs | 778 | 53.2% | 20.9% |
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 West High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #170 of 262 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #173 of 262 ▲ 13 | #18 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #171 of 262 ▼ 3 | #19 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,599 | #21 of 332 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #137 of 172 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #11 of 172 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #62 of 263 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #43 of 100 | #4 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
-63 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,826
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 105.1 | 15.2:1 | 56% (892) |
| 2023-24 | 1,618 | 98 | 16.5:1 | 54% (878) |
| 2022-23 | 1,640 | 104 | 15.8:1 | 54% (892) |
| 2020-21 | 1,662 | 102 | 16.3:1 | 44% (728) |
| 2017-18 | 1,762 | 99.6 | 17.7:1 | 43% (751) |
| 2015-16 | 1,810 | 109 | 16.6:1 | 43% (774) |
| 2010-11 | 1,846 | 107 | 17.3:1 | 29% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 2,005 | 124 | 16.2:1 | 7% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 1,826 | 109 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Mission West High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,762 to 1,599); teachers up 5% (99.6 to 105.1).
About Shawnee Mission West High
Shawnee Mission West High is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas, according to federal school records. It has an enrollment of 1,599 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 290% larger than average.
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch enrolls 26,330 students in 45 schools, including Shawnee Mission West High.
About 42% of students at Shawnee Mission West High are White, the largest single group. It is also 33% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Johnson County's residents are about 79% White, 37 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Shawnee Mission West High are from different groups.
Shawnee Mission West High has 105.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 11.9:1. The school has 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Johnson County, the average eligibility rate is 27%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Shawnee Mission West High is 35.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.1%.
The school is in Johnson County, where the median household earns about $109,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Johnson County, 168 public schools serve about 93,598 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Comanche Elem, is about 0.6 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Shawnee Mission West High places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 63 students, from 1,662 to 1,599. Students per teacher dropped from 16.3 in 2020-21 to 15.2 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 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 Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Comanche Elem0.6 mi · 369
- Overland Park Elem0.7 mi · 391
- Pawnee Elem1.0 mi · 374
- Apache Elem1.4 mi · 526
- East Antioch Elem1.5 mi · 282
- Tomahawk Elem1.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Mission West HighWhat is the total enrollment at Shawnee Mission West High?
Shawnee Mission West High enrolls approximately 1,599 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Shawnee Mission West High serve?
Shawnee Mission West High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Shawnee Mission West High?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Shawnee Mission West High.
What is the student diversity at Shawnee Mission West High?
Student demographics at Shawnee Mission West High are roughly 42% White, 33% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawnee Mission West High?
Shawnee Mission West High is overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.