📍 6001 W 52nd St, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66202
Rushton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 298 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 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rushton Elem enrolls 298 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 298 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Rushton Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 7, state house district 25.
Rushton 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 298 students, Rushton 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