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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001521
Belinder Elem
7230 Belinder Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208 · (913) 993-1800 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
34 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
KS avg 44.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
KS avg 38.8% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 72.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belinder Elem
Belinder Elem's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belinder Elem this school | 489 | 7.0% | 64.5% |
| Prairie Elem Prairie Village | 446 | 5.8% | 76.2% |
| Brookwood Elem Leawood | 466 | 8.6% | 69.7% |
| Leawood Elementary Leawood | 533 | 6.6% | 67.6% |
| Corinth Elem Prairie Village | 576 | 6.4% | 77.7% |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School Shawnee | 431 | 7.4% | 72.0% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belinder Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #63 of 625 | #39 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #57 of 625 ▼ 41 | #35 of 111 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #56 of 625 ▼ 32 | #42 of 111 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #82 of 714 | #20 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #495 of 539 | #103 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #433 of 540 | #102 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.0% | #645 of 658 | #100 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #351 of 377 | #71 of 76 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 29.5 | 16.6:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 27.8 | 16.6:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 29.2 | 15.3:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 29.7 | 16.8:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 13% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belinder Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (499 to 489); teachers down 1% (29.7 to 29.5).
About Belinder Elem
Families in Prairie Village, Kansas, are served by Belinder Elem, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 489 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Within Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, Belinder Elem is one of 45 schools. The district enrolls 26,330 students.
Of every 100 students at Belinder Elem, about 85 are White. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
Belinder Elem reported 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.6:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Roughly 7% of students at Belinder Elem can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Belinder Elem scores 64.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.9%.
For the population of Johnson County, the median household earns about $109,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Belinder Elem shares Johnson County with 167 other public schools.
Shawnee Mission East High is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Belinder Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Belinder Elem ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Belinder Elem in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 446 to 489. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.6:1 to 16.6:1.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch
- Shawnee Mission East HighHigh · 1,737 students
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
Other schools in Prairie Village
- Shawnee Mission East HighHigh · 1,737 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 879 students
- Briarwood ElemElementary · 674 students
- Corinth ElemElementary · 576 students
- Prairie ElemElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Mission East High0.9 mi · 1,737
- Prairie Elem1.0 mi · 446
- HALE COOK ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 344
- Indian Hills Middle1.4 mi · 879
- Corinth Elem1.5 mi · 576
- BORDER STAR MONTESSORI1.7 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Belinder ElemHow large is Belinder Elem?
Belinder Elem enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Belinder Elem serve?
Belinder Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belinder Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belinder Elem is approximately 16.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belinder Elem?
At Belinder Elem, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Belinder Elem?
Belinder Elem is overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.