USA.com / Kansas / Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District / Shawnee Mission South High High School
Shawnee Mission South High High School
5800 West 107th St Overland Park KS, 66207, Johnson County Phone: 913-993-7500 Ranking:  (40 out of 308, top 13%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 77 | 81 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 106 | 102 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,362 | 1,343 | 1,420 | 1,448 | 1,492 | 1,570 | 1,655 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 374 | 27.5% | 351 | 26.1% | 389 | 27.4% | 408 | 28.2% | 360 | 24.1% | 411 | 26.2% | 436 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 304 | 22.3% | 344 | 25.6% | 358 | 25.2% | 320 | 22.1% | 380 | 25.5% | 397 | 25.3% | 381 | 23.0% |
| Grade 11: | 329 | 24.2% | 340 | 25.3% | 304 | 21.4% | 344 | 23.8% | 375 | 25.1% | 380 | 24.2% | 388 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 343 | 25.2% | 298 | 22.2% | 355 | 25.0% | 376 | 26.0% | 377 | 25.3% | 372 | 23.7% | 441 | 26.6% |
| Ungraded: | 11 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% | 14 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 718 | 52.7% | 686 | 51.1% | 756 | 53.2% | 751 | 51.9% | 779 | 52.2% | 786 | 50.1% | 814 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 644 | 47.3% | 657 | 48.9% | 664 | 46.8% | 697 | 48.1% | 713 | 47.8% | 731 | 46.6% | 805 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 57 | 4.2% | 56 | 4.2% | 61 | 4.3% | 52 | 3.6% | 47 | 3.2% | 55 | 3.5% | 61 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 194 | 14.2% | 178 | 13.3% | 189 | 13.3% | 185 | 12.8% | 205 | 13.7% | 128 | 8.2% | 143 | 8.6% |
| Black: | 116 | 8.5% | 118 | 8.8% | 116 | 8.2% | 98 | 6.8% | 80 | 5.4% | 131 | 8.3% | 131 | 7.9% |
| White: | 952 | 69.9% | 922 | 68.7% | 948 | 66.8% | 985 | 68.0% | 990 | 66.4% | 1,198 | 76.3% | 1,279 | 77.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 2.9% | 66 | 4.9% | 102 | 7.2% | 120 | 8.3% | 160 | 10.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 20.3% | 249 | 18.5% | 269 | 18.9% | 227 | 15.7% | 211 | 14.1% | 186 | 11.8% | 137 | 8.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 5.8% | 97 | 7.2% | 88 | 6.2% | 104 | 7.2% | 88 | 5.9% | 68 | 4.3% | 42 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.62 | 16.62 | 15.69 | 16.44 | 16.03 | 14.80 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.84% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.34% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.11% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.75% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.64% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.08% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.28% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.56% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.89% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.33% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.61% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.88% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.33% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.71% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.61% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $54,388.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,515.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,044.0 |
* Shawnee Mission South High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.