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B+

Shawnee Heights Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

2410 SE Burton Dr, Topeka, KS 66605 · (785) 357-5400 · Part of Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450

Tecumseh Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
429
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Shawnee Heights Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Tecumseh Township kids: Shawnee Heights Middle

On the path

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

PK–6Shawnee Heights ElemYou are here
7–8Shawnee Heights Middlein Tecumseh

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

2410 SE Burton Dr, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten47
Grade 162
Grade 255
Grade 364
Grade 445
Grade 561
Grade 671
Enrollment over time
420’20
451’21
444’22
434’23
429’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 13%Black 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shawnee Heights Elem from Tecumseh Township families.

Other schools in Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450

The district →
Berryton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Berryton
B−
560 students15:1
Tecumseh South Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tecumseh
B+
464 students14:1
Tecumseh North Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tecumseh
C+
435 students13:1
Shawnee Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Tecumseh
C
540 students13:1
Shawnee Heights High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tecumseh
C
1,218 students16:1

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