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Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001523
Briarwood Elem
5300 W. 86th St, Prairie Village, KS 66207 · (913) 993-2200 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
107 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
34%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
74.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
KS avg 38.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 73.1% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Briarwood Elem
Briarwood Elem's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briarwood Elem this school | 674 | 15.9% | 67.2% |
| Basehor Elementary School Basehor | 508 | 20.9% | 63.5% |
| Mize Elementary School Shawnee | 474 | 13.3% | 69.4% |
| Jay Shideler Elementary Topeka | 492 | 15.2% | 62.3% |
| Tanglewood Elem Derby | 607 | 24.4% | 49.9% |
| Riley County Grade School Riley | 514 | 23.2% | 61.3% |
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 Briarwood Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #44 of 625 | #29 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #44 of 625 ▼ 31 | #30 of 111 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #33 of 625 ▼ 1 | #24 of 111 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #11 of 714 | #1 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #504 of 539 | #106 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #368 of 540 | #95 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #606 of 658 | #70 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #87 of 151 | #15 of 28 |
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
674
+84 (+14%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 674 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 16% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 38.6 | 17.2:1 | 16% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 40.8 | 16.2:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 35.1 | 17.9:1 | 20% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 21% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 7% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 31 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briarwood Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (629 to 674); teachers up 14% (35.1 to 40).
About Briarwood Elem
The public elementary school Briarwood Elem is located in Prairie Village, Kansas. It serves 674 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 115% bigger than that.
Shawnee Mission Pub Sch is responsible for 45 schools, Briarwood Elem included, with 26,330 students in all.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at Briarwood Elem. Other students are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Johnson County is about 79% White. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 40 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 16% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Johnson County is 27%.
Briarwood Elem is 12.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (67.2% versus 54.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
Federal survey data for Johnson County show that the median household income is $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Johnson County is home to 168 public schools and about 93,598 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Corinth Elem is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Briarwood Elem. On proficiency, Briarwood Elem is ahead of the 56.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The federal government classifies Briarwood Elem's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment rise, from 590 in 2020-21 to 674 in 2024-25.
The Briarwood Elem community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Corinth ElemElementary · 576 students
- Belinder ElemElementary · 489 students
- Prairie ElemElementary · 446 students
Other Briarwood Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Briarwood Elementary. Briarwood Elem is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Briarwood ElemOlathe, KS · 315 students
- Briarwood Elementary SchoolBowling Green, KY · 685 students
- Briarwood ElementaryRENTON, WA · 630 students
- Briarwood Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 502 students
- Briarwood Elementary SchoolWARREN, MI · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Corinth Elem1.0 mi · 576
- Tomahawk Elem1.2 mi · 277
- Trailwood Elem1.2 mi · 429
- Shawnee Mission East High1.5 mi · 1,737
- John Diemer Elem1.5 mi · 427
- Indian Woods Middle1.6 mi · 809
Frequently asked questions
About Briarwood ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Briarwood Elem?
Briarwood Elem enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Briarwood Elem serve?
Briarwood Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Briarwood Elem have?
Briarwood Elem employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Briarwood Elem?
Student demographics at Briarwood Elem are roughly 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Briarwood Elem in?
Briarwood Elem is part of Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.