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Highlands Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6200 Roe Ave, Mission, KS 66205 · (913) 993-3300 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
345
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
10%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Highlands Elem

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Mission kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Highlands ElemYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

6200 Roe Ave, Mission

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten49
Grade 139
Grade 240
Grade 339
Grade 440
Grade 562
Grade 649
Enrollment over time
363’20
370’21
373’22
366’23
345’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Black <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 Highlands Elem from Mission 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; Mission’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.