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De Soto Schools
De Soto is a public school district in Kansas, based in Johnson County (De Soto). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
De Soto on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for De Soto
12 of 12 schools in De Soto carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 6
Best schools in De Soto
Statewide rankings: all 328 high schools in Kansas · all 198 middle schools in Kansas · all 680 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Horizon Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Prairie Ridge Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Mize Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Clear Creek Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Riverview Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Belmont Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Starside Elem (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B De Soto High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Lexington Trails Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Monticello Trails Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in De Soto
High schools (2)
- B De Soto High School, De Soto
- B- Mill Valley High School, Shawnee
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B Lexington Trails Middle School, De Soto
- B- Mill Creek Middle School, Lenexa
- B Monticello Trails Middle School, Shawnee
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- A- Belmont Elementary School, Shawnee
- A Clear Creek Elem, Shawnee
- A Horizon Elementary, Shawnee
- A Mize Elementary School, Shawnee
- A Prairie Ridge Elementary School, Shawnee
- A- Riverview Elementary, Shawnee
- B Starside Elem, De Soto
Where De Soto schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Johnson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,364 students with 515 full-time-equivalent teachers and 923 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2005490
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Olathe (51 schools, 7 mi)
- Bonner Springs (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Basehor-Linwood (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Eudora (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Gardner Edgerton (11 schools, 11 mi)
- Shawnee Mission Pub Sch (44 schools, 12 mi)
- Turner-Kansas City (8 schools, 13 mi)
- Piper-Kansas City (4 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about De Soto
How many schools are in De Soto?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in De Soto, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does De Soto serve?
The largest by graded schools: Shawnee, Lenexa.
How good are the schools in De Soto?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 54.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55.8%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend De Soto?
7,364 students were enrolled in De Soto in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is De Soto?
De Soto is in Kansas, based in Johnson County, with its district office in De Soto. Its boundary covers about 90.6 sq mi.