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Starside Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

35400 W 91St, De Soto, KS 66018 · (913) 667-6270 · Part of De Soto Unified School District 232

De Soto’s School Grade A better than 94% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Starside Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for De Soto kids: Lexington Trails Middle School

On the path

Where De Soto kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Starside ElemYou are here
6–8Lexington Trails Middle School393 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

35400 W 91St, De Soto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten67
Grade 164
Grade 268
Grade 385
Grade 473
Grade 571
Enrollment over time
421’20
460’21
445’22
439’23
428’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Starside Elem from De Soto families.

Other schools in De Soto Unified School District 232

The district →
Mize Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
474 students12:1
Clear Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
461 students13:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
441 students12:1
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
431 students13:1
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
381 students12:1
Horizon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
351 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; De Soto’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.