Rising Star Elem (Shawnee Mission Pub Sch SCH DIST.), Kansas - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Rising Star Elem is a Elementary in Lenexa, KS. It currently serves 459 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the Shawnee Mission Pub Sch School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch School District and all schools in Kansas.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:459
Number of Teachers: 32
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.21

Location Info

Location: 8600 Candlelight Ln, Lenexa, KS 66215
Mailing Address: 8600 Candlelight Ln, Lenexa, KS 66215
Phone: (913)993-4500
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
Items per page:
0 of 0
Grade Population
Grade 1 59
Grade 2 61
Grade 3 75
Grade 4 52
Grade 5 60
Grade 6 63
Kindergarten 58
Pre-Kindergarten 31
Gender/Sex of Rising Star Elem Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 219 47.71
Female 240 52.29
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Rising Star Elem Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 6 1.31
Black or African American 94 20.48
Hispanic/Latino 75 16.34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.65
Two or more races 41 8.93
White 240 52.29
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.91
Black or African American 49 22.37
Hispanic/Latino 30 13.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 0.91
Two or more races 19 8.68
White 117 53.43
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 1.67
Black or African American 45 18.75
Hispanic/Latino 45 18.75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.42
Two or more races 22 9.17
White 123 51.25

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.39
Black or African American 7 11.86
Hispanic/Latino 12 20.34
Two or more races 4 6.78
White 34 57.63
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 12 19.67
Hispanic/Latino 10 16.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.64
Two or more races 5 8.20
White 33 54.10
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 17 22.67
Hispanic/Latino 13 17.33
Two or more races 4 5.33
White 41 54.67
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 14 26.92
Hispanic/Latino 8 15.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.92
Two or more races 4 7.69
White 25 48.08
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.33
Black or African American 7 11.67
Hispanic/Latino 7 11.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1.67
Two or more races 11 18.33
White 32 53.33
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.59
Black or African American 15 23.81
Hispanic/Latino 8 12.70
Two or more races 7 11.11
White 32 50.79
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 15 25.86
Hispanic/Latino 10 17.24
Two or more races 5 8.62
White 28 48.28
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
Items per page:
0 of 0
Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 3.23
Black or African American 7 22.58
Hispanic/Latino 7 22.58
Two or more races 1 3.23
White 15 48.39