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Schools in Tecumseh

Tecumseh’s public schools

Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tecumseh. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 11% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,646 students on the public path
In brief

Tecumseh’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Tecumseh’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Shawnee Heights Elem places highest (better than 72%); Shawnee Heights Middle lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Tecumseh, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Shawnee Heights High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Tecumseh, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–8Shawnee Heights MiddleShawnee Heights Unified School District 450C
9–12Shawnee Heights HighShawnee Heights Unified School District 450C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,646 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,277KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 32.5% · 1866 students tested
Math30%
State average 29.4% · 1880 students tested

Tecumseh vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Tecumseh’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Tecumseh—Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450

Every school in Tecumseh

6 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).

Also serving Tecumsehin other towns
Berryton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Berryton
B−
560 students15:1Rate it →
Tecumseh South Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
464 students14:1Rate it →
Tecumseh North Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
435 students13:1Rate it →
Shawnee Heights Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
B+
429 students13:1Rate it →
Shawnee Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
C
540 students13:1Rate it →
Shawnee Heights High
High · Grades 9–12
C
1,218 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Tecumseh’s schools

Are Tecumseh’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Tecumseh. Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Tecumseh. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Tecumseh in?

Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.

Where do Tecumseh kids go to high school?

Shawnee Heights High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.