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Rising Star Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8600 Candlelight Ln, Lenexa, KS 66215 · (913) 993-4500 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
473
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Rising Star Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lenexa kids: Trailridge Middle

On the path

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

PK–6Rising Star ElemYou are here
7–8Trailridge Middlein Shawnee

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8600 Candlelight Ln, Lenexa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten63
Grade 165
Grade 267
Grade 364
Grade 472
Grade 551
Grade 660
Enrollment over time
419’20
463’21
469’22
459’23
473’24

Up 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Hispanic 21%Black 18%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rising Star 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
Mill Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A
495 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.