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Gray Hawk Elementary School

16000 Garden Parkway, Basehor, KS 66007 · (913) 662-7170 · Leavenworth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Kansas public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools

Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 313
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
65 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3713%
Kindergarten4817%
Grade 13914%
Grade 22910%
Grade 34917%
Grade 43813%
Grade 54516%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (45).

Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
20773%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
4516%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
238%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
15454%
Female
13146%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Gray Hawk Elementary School→Basehor-Linwood Middle School→Basehor-Linwood High School
Based on grade levels within Basehor-Linwood. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
59.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
45.2%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.8%45.2%
2023-2444.3%53.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Gray Hawk Elementary School

Gray Hawk Elementary School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Gray Hawk Elementary School this school28522.8%47.2%
Linwood Elementary School
Bonner Springs
24823.8%64.8%
Glenwood Ridge Elementary School
Basehor
32019.4%62.6%
Dayton Creek Elementary School
Spring Hill
29118.9%62.2%
Black Bob Elem
Olathe
36221.5%68.1%
Oliver Brown Elementary
Manhattan
33818.0%55.6%
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 Gray Hawk Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KansasIn Leavenworth County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.2%#258 of 625#9 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.2%#267 of 625#10 of 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.8%#174 of 625#7 of 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
285#399 of 714#12 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#140 of 539#4 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.0%#298 of 540#10 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.8%#583 of 658#10 of 15
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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528523.212.3:123% (65)
2023-2426222.511.6:120% (53)
2022-2327720.213.7:119% (53)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gray Hawk Elementary School.

About Gray Hawk Elementary School

Gray Hawk Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Basehor, Kansas, (ZIP code 66007). Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 285 students.

Basehor-Linwood runs Gray Hawk Elementary School along with 6 other schools, enrolling 3,092 students in total.

A majority of students at Gray Hawk Elementary School, 73%, are White. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Gray Hawk Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.

The school employs the equivalent of 23.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 23%. Public schools in Leavenworth County average 34%.

The allk12 Grade for Gray Hawk Elementary School is C+. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Gray Hawk Elementary School scores 47.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.3%.

Leavenworth County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,218, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Leavenworth County number 30 and enroll about 13,185.

Nearest public school: Basehor-Linwood Virtual School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Gray Hawk Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Gray Hawk Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.2% against a local average of 46.0%.

NCES describes the area around Gray Hawk Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Leavenworth County at a glance

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Population
83,123
Census ACS
Median income
$89,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
13,185 students

Quick facts

School name
Gray Hawk Elementary School
District
Basehor-Linwood
Address
16000 Garden Parkway, Basehor, KS 66007
Phone
(913) 662-7170
County
Leavenworth County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
285
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
65 (23%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
200378002159
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Gray Hawk Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Gray Hawk Elementary School?
Gray Hawk Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gray Hawk Elementary School serve?
Gray Hawk Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gray Hawk Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gray Hawk Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gray Hawk Elementary School?
Gray Hawk Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Gray Hawk Elementary School?
Gray Hawk Elementary School is overseen by Basehor-Linwood in Leavenworth County.
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