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Mize Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7301 Mize Road, Shawnee, KS 66227 · (913) 441-0880 · Part of De Soto Unified School District 232

Shawnee’s School Grade A better than 87% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
474
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mize Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Shawnee kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Mize Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency63%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts69%
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 ↗

7301 Mize Road, Shawnee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten70
Grade 173
Grade 275
Grade 380
Grade 492
Grade 584
Enrollment over time
426’20
455’21
459’22
453’23
474’24

Up 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mize Elementary School from Shawnee families.

Other schools in De Soto Unified School District 232

The district →
Clear Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
461 students13:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A
441 students12:1
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
431 students13:1
Starside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · De Soto
A−
428 students11:1
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
381 students12:1
Horizon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shawnee
A+
351 students12:1

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