SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the KS proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 32%Projected 25%

Shawnee Mission West High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the KS proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the KS average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 30%KS 39%

English proficiency

School 34%KS 45%

Science proficiency

School N/AKS 43%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

88%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

21%

Students in at least one AP course. 21 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

4%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes4%
AP courses offered21
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
1%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

8%
1%

Gold marks the KS average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D+

48.00 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C+

4.98 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

24.70 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$85,975

KS average $83,621

Median home value

$257,666

KS average $227,101

Median rent

$1,425 /mo

KS average $1,130

Unemployment rate

5.4%

KS average 4.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 92.7%KS 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

KS average 15:1

Teachers

104

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$76,755

All teachers in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.

Student to counselor ratio KS average 282:1328:1
Support staff11
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers2
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 99%KS 97%

Experienced teachers

School 78%KS 71%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days307
Out-of-school suspension days139
Total days missed to suspension865
Expulsions with services4
Expulsions without services3
Zero-tolerance expulsions1
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based2
Sexual orientation1
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7563 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$10.28

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

48%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

3%

Black

13%

Latino

29%

Multiracial

7%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged36%
Students with disabilities7%
English as a second language9%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Shawnee Mission West High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Shawnee Mission Northwest High

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 3.1 mi
Shawnee Mission North High

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 3.2 mi
Shawnee Mission East High

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 3.2 mi
Shawnee Mission South High

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
Blue Valley North High

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Turner High

  • Actual: 19%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Center Sr. High

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 5.9 mi
Blue Valley Northwest High

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 6.1 mi
University Academy-upper

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 6.2 mi
J C Harmon High

  • Actual: 6%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 6.3 mi