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Mill Creek Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

13951 W 79th St, Shawnee, KS 66215 · (913) 993-3700 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

Lenexa’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Mill Creek Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lenexa kids: Trailridge Middle

On the path

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

PK–6Mill Creek ElemYou are here
7–8Trailridge Middlein Shawnee

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts64%
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 ↗

13951 W 79th St, Shawnee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten71
Grade 172
Grade 265
Grade 368
Grade 466
Grade 568
Grade 681
Enrollment over time
501’20
484’21
475’22
497’23
495’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mill Creek Elem from Lenexa families.

Other schools in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

The district →
Briarwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
674 students17:1
Corinth Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
576 students18:1
Brookridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
548 students15:1
Shawanoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
D
530 students16:1
Apache Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
C+
526 students15:1
Belinder Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
489 students17:1

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; Lenexa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.