Top Rankings
Shawnee Heights School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 540 students in Shawnee Heights School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Shawnee Heights School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the Kansas public middle school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
438 Schools
# Students
3,646 Students
133,160 Students
# Teachers
255 Teachers
9,954 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Shawnee Heights School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#127 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
31%
Graduation Rate
96%
88%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)24%
24.2%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.54
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
19%
20%
% Black
5%
6%
% White
65%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,622 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,587. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,177 is less than the state median of $17,750. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$8,867 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$8,468 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,622
$18,587
Spending / Student
$14,177
$17,750
Best Shawnee Heights School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Shawnee Heights Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
4335 Se Shawnee Heights Road
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5830
Tecumseh, KS 66542
(785) 379-5830
Gr: 7-8 | 540 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 36%
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