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Brookwood Elem
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (70).
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 76.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 71.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
Schools most like Brookwood Elem
Brookwood Elem's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Elem this school | 466 | 8.6% | 69.7% |
| Belinder Elem Prairie Village | 489 | 7.0% | 64.5% |
| Prairie Elem Prairie Village | 446 | 5.8% | 76.2% |
| Corinth Elem Prairie Village | 576 | 6.4% | 77.7% |
| Leawood Elementary Leawood | 533 | 6.6% | 67.6% |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School Shawnee | 431 | 7.4% | 72.0% |
Where Brookwood Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #27 of 625 | #18 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #12 of 625 ▲ 8 | #9 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #17 of 625 ▲ 3 | #12 of 111 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #100 of 714 | #27 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #486 of 539 | #101 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #481 of 540 | #106 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.6% | #640 of 658 | #95 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.0% | #24 of 151 | #3 of 28 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 30.8 | 15.0:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 30.2 | 15.2:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 3% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 23.6 | 16.3:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (385 to 466); teachers up 23% (23.6 to 29).
About Brookwood Elem
At 3411 W. 103rd Street in Leawood, Kansas, Brookwood Elem operates as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 466 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Brookwood Elem reports to Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, which has 45 schools and 26,330 students.
Brookwood Elem enrolls a student body that is 88% White. It is also 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Johnson County is roughly 79% White. By the diversity index, Brookwood Elem comes in at 22%.
At Brookwood Elem, 29 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 9% of enrollment. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County, the school's rate is lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brookwood Elem is 11.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 69.7%. Predicted: 58.1%.
In the county around the school, Johnson County, median household income is about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brookwood Elem is among the 168 public schools in Johnson County.
The closest public school, Trailwood Elem, is about 1.5 miles from Brookwood Elem. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Brookwood Elem is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Brookwood Elem is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 432 to 466.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Johnson County at a glance
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