Rising Star Elementary
Rising Star Elementary is a public elementary school in Lenexa, KS, part of Shawnee Mission (USD 512), serving grades PK, K–6 with 468 students.
- Metro grade C: 39th percentile among rated KC-metro elementary schools on Kansas assessment proficiency (our A–F, metro-relative, not a state rating).
- Ranked #319 of 668 Kansas elementary schools by 2024-25 state-test proficiency.
- ELA proficiency 54.9% (district 57.2%, state 44.5%).
- Math proficiency 43.9% (district 52.6%, state 38.7%).
- Science proficiency 42.8% (district 51.9%, state 41.4%).
- Student–teacher ratio about ~14.8:1.
- Open-enrollment seats posted for 2026-27: 11.
- Building opened 1991.
- Title I school.
Feeder pattern
K–6 Rising Star Elementary → 7–8 Trailridge Middle → 7–8 Westridge Middle → 9–12 Shawnee Mission Northwest High
Contact
8600 Candlelight Ln, Lenexa, KS 66215-6031 · (913) 993-4500 · School website
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