📍 6200 Roe, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66205
Highlands Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Pub Sch school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highlands Elem enrolls 373 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 294 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
43 of the school's 373 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highlands Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 7, state house district 25.
Highlands Elem is one of 45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, based in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The district serves 26,513 students district-wide and employs 1,968 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 373 students, Highlands Elem is smaller than the district average of about 589 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large