Lexington Township’s public schools outscore 94% of Kansas districts
48% of students in Lexington Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lexington Township, 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.
Lexington Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,922 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Lexington Township’s grade
A: better than 94% of Kansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lexington Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 676 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lenexa
Monticello Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 655 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
Lexington Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 393 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
7th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 676 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lenexa
Monticello Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 655 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
Lexington Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 393 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
8th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Creek Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 676 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lenexa
Monticello Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 655 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
Lexington Trails Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 393 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
9th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,432 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
De Soto High School
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
10th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,432 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
De Soto High School
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
11th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,432 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
De Soto High School
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
12th grade in Lexington Township · depends on your address
Mill Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,432 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Shawnee
De Soto High School
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in De Soto
Lexington Township’s public schools are run by De Soto Unified School District 232, which also serves De Soto and Shawnee. Parts of Lexington Township (15% and 6% of its land) are served by Eudora Unified School District 491 and Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Lexington Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Lexington Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | A | De Soto Unified School District 232 |
| De Soto | A | De Soto Unified School District 232 |
| Sherman | A | Basehor-Linwood Unified School District 458 |
| Olathe | A− | Olathe Unified School District 233 |
| Eudora | B+ | Eudora Unified School District 491 |
| Gardner | B+ | Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 |
| Shawnee | A | De Soto Unified School District 232 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share De Soto Unified School District 232 with Lexington Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Lexington Township
12 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 Lexington Township’s schools
Are Lexington Township’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lexington Township children attend outscore 94% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lexington Township in?
De Soto Unified School District 232, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,067 students in 13 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lexington Township are served by Eudora Unified School District 491 and Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231.
Where do Lexington Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mill Valley High School and De Soto High School.
What is Lexington Township’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in De Soto Unified School District 232 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Lexington Township spend per student?
$12,922 in De Soto Unified School District 232 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lexington Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lexington Township → 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.