Photo: Kelseyneth · CC BY-SA 4.0Lenexa’s public schools outscore 84% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Lenexa’s districts is 40%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lenexa, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lenexa’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified spends $13,332 per student and Olathe Unified School District 233 $14,977, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
The Phoenix Montessori School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lenexa’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Kansas school districts, #20 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lenexa, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Lenexa
Trailridge Middle
Grades 7–8 · 752 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
8th grade in Lenexa
Trailridge Middle
Grades 7–8 · 752 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
Lenexa runs its own schools through grade 12 (Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District). From grade PK, students attend the Olathe Unified School District 233, shared with Olathe. Its high school is in Olathe. Parts of Lenexa (15% of its land) are served by De Soto Unified School District 232 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lenexa
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Lenexa vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Lenexa’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lenexa | A− | Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 · Olathe Unified School District 233 PK–12 |
| Shawnee | A | De Soto Unified School District 232 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
| Olathe | A− | Olathe Unified School District 233 |
| Overland Park | A | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
| De Soto | A | De Soto Unified School District 232 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified with Lenexa for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lenexa
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lenexa’s schools
Are Lenexa’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lenexa children attend outscore 84% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #20 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lenexa in?
Two districts: Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District runs grades PK–12, and Olathe Unified School District 233 runs grades PK–12, shared with Olathe.
Where do Lenexa kids go to high school?
One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Olathe North Sr High, Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe East Sr High, Olathe South Sr High, Shawnee Mission East High, Shawnee Mission Northwest High, Shawnee Mission West High, Shawnee Mission South High, Olathe West High School and Shawnee Mission North High.
What is Lenexa’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Olathe Unified School District 233 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Lenexa spend per student?
$13,332 in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District and $14,977 in Olathe Unified School District 233 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lenexa?
Yes: The Phoenix Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 11 students).
Parents talk
What Lenexa families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lenexa → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.