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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001573
Trailridge Middle
7500 Quivira Rd, Shawnee, KS 66216 · (913) 993-1000 · Johnson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
320 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 378 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 374 | 50% |
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
52.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 52.2% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 34.2% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Trailridge Middle
Trailridge Middle's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailridge Middle this school | 752 | 42.6% | 41.8% |
| Fort Riley Middle School Fort Riley | 541 | 40.9% | 46.6% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School Manhattan | 730 | 49.6% | 37.6% |
| Pioneer Trail Middle School Olathe | 617 | 48.0% | 29.4% |
| Oregon Trail Middle School Olathe | 632 | 44.8% | 30.5% |
| Indian Woods Middle Overland Park | 809 | 35.0% | 49.0% |
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 Trailridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #47 of 192 | #24 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #42 of 192 | #24 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #38 of 192 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #22 of 225 | #5 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #121 of 161 | #28 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #43 of 161 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #127 of 195 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #83 of 98 | #19 of 21 |
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
752
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 752 | 53.1 | 14.2:1 | 43% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 49.2 | 15.1:1 | 43% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 43% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 36% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 45.5 | 17.1:1 | 37% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 35% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 7% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trailridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (779 to 752); teachers up 17% (45.5 to 53.1).
About Trailridge Middle
As a large middle school, Trailridge Middle serves students in Shawnee, Kansas. There are 752 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Kansas enroll around 402, and this school is 87% bigger than that mark.
Federal data list 45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, with 26,330 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Trailridge Middle, about 57 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. The diversity index for Trailridge Middle is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.2 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. Of all students at Trailridge Middle, 43% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 27% for public schools in Johnson County.
Trailridge Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.8% and a predicted 41.8%.
In Johnson County, median household income comes to about $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Johnson County counts 168 public schools with about 93,598 students.
Trailridge Middle is about 0.4 miles from Shawanoe Elem, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Trailridge Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 765 students in 2020-21 and 752 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 14.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Trailridge Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Hocker Grove MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Shawanoe ElemElementary · 530 students
- Mill Creek ElemElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Shawanoe Elem0.4 mi · 530
- Rhein Benninghoven Elem1.0 mi · 423
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High1.1 mi · 1,599
- Nieman Elem1.2 mi · 456
- Mill Creek Elem1.3 mi · 495
- Comanche Elem1.6 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Trailridge MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Trailridge Middle?
Trailridge Middle enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Trailridge Middle serve?
Trailridge Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Trailridge Middle have?
Trailridge Middle employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Trailridge Middle?
Student demographics at Trailridge Middle are roughly 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Trailridge Middle?
Trailridge Middle 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.