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Rhein Benninghoven Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6720 Caenen St, Shawnee, KS 66216 · (913) 993-1900 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
423
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Rhein Benninghoven Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Shawnee kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Rhein Benninghoven ElemYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
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 ↗

6720 Caenen St, Shawnee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten55
Grade 138
Grade 271
Grade 358
Grade 458
Grade 560
Grade 650
Enrollment over time
437’20
446’21
453’22
437’23
423’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 15%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rhein Benninghoven Elem from Shawnee 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; Shawnee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.