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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SOTO·NCES 200549001457
Clear Creek Elem
5815 Monticello Rd, Shawnee, KS 66226 · (913) 422-8700 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
48 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
77.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
63.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 60.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Clear Creek Elem
Clear Creek Elem's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Elem this school | 461 | 10.4% | 70.9% |
| Mize Elementary School Shawnee | 474 | 13.3% | 69.4% |
| Forest View Elem Olathe | 419 | 11.2% | 63.6% |
| Brookwood Elem Leawood | 466 | 8.6% | 69.7% |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School Shawnee | 431 | 7.4% | 72.0% |
| Belinder Elem Prairie Village | 489 | 7.0% | 64.5% |
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 Clear Creek Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #20 of 625 | #14 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #86 of 625 | #49 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #20 of 625 | #14 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #105 of 714 | #28 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #234 of 539 | #40 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #423 of 540 | #100 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #634 of 658 | #91 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #161 of 377 | #31 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
461
-83 (-15%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 34.3 | 14.7:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 34.2 | 15.7:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 32.6 | 16.8:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 5% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Creek Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (547 to 461); teachers up 7% (32.6 to 35).
About Clear Creek Elem
Clear Creek Elem is a mid-sized elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas. It enrolls 461 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 47% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
De Soto, which runs Clear Creek Elem, has 13 schools and 7,067 students.
The share of White students at Clear Creek Elem is 85%. Enrollment also includes 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Clear Creek Elem is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Clear Creek Elem has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 13.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 10% at Clear Creek Elem. It compares with 27% for public schools in Johnson County.
In Kansas, Clear Creek Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 70.9% actual against a predicted 57.2%.
The school is in Johnson County, where median household income comes to about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Johnson County's 168 public schools enroll about 93,598 students and include Clear Creek Elem.
Among nearby public schools, Mill Valley High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Clear Creek Elem places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Clear Creek Elem enrolled 544 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 461. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 13.2:1.
This page is set up for the Clear Creek Elem community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 De Soto
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- De Soto High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Mize Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Other schools in Shawnee
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Trailridge MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Hocker Grove MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Shawanoe ElemElementary · 530 students
Other Clear Creek Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clear Creek Elementary. Clear Creek Elem is the 6th largest of the 13.
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 696 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Lake, IA · 685 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolCartersville, GA · 614 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolSANGER, TX · 598 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolEllijay, GA · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Valley High School0.2 mi · 1,432
- Prairie Ridge Elementary School0.4 mi · 431
- Monticello Trails Middle School0.4 mi · 655
- Belmont Elementary School1.5 mi · 381
- Riverview Elementary1.5 mi · 441
- Horizon Elementary1.8 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Creek ElemHow many students attend Clear Creek Elem?
Clear Creek Elem enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clear Creek Elem serve?
Clear Creek Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Clear Creek Elem?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Clear Creek Elem.
How diverse is Clear Creek Elem?
Clear Creek Elem reports a student body of 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clear Creek Elem public or private?
Clear Creek Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by De Soto.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.