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Highlands Elem School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6200 Roe Ave
Mission, KS 66205
Phone
(913) 993-3300
District
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
County
JOHNSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
366
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.6% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Highlands Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
66%
44%
58%
38%
74%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
40%
84%
43%
75%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
70%
36%
76%
39%
63%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
31%
64%
33%
58%
29%
61%
31%
64%
33%
58%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 54 14.8%
Kindergarten 38 10.4%
Grade 1 39 10.7%
Grade 2 37 10.1%
Grade 3 39 10.7%
Grade 4 61 16.7%
Grade 5 50 13.7%
Grade 6 48 13.1%
Total 366 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.2% 65.6% 65.4%
Black 2.9% 9.1% 7.1%
Hispanic 9.1% 22.4% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 2.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.3% 38.6% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 7.4% 32.6% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.9% 6.0% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 231,468 2,940,546
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,096.7 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.3% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 101,724 1,160,715
Single Parent Households With Children 5.9% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 55.4% 35.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.7% 17.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.2% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.5% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,551 $199,830,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $802 $21,218,000 5.0%
Staff $505 $13,362,000 3.2%
General Administration $108 $2,860,000 0.7%
School Administration $627 $16,584,000 3.9%
Operation $1,068 $28,265,000 6.7%
Transportation $559 $14,806,000 3.5%
Other $444 $11,737,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,112 $108,832,000 25.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,239 $112,183,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,903 $420,845,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,758 $4,232,367,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,503,000 5.9%
Staff $591 $285,770,000 3.5%
General Administration $367 $177,144,000 2.2%
School Administration $780 $377,096,000 4.6%
Operation $1,396 $674,392,000 8.3%
Transportation $552 $266,988,000 3.3%
Other $397 $191,857,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,078 $2,453,750,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,981 $1,440,730,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $8,126,847,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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