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Enrollment
809
Middle
DISTRICT 783 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001571
Indian Woods Middle
9700 Woodson Dr, Overland Park, KS 66207 · (913) 993-0600 · Johnson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
283 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 419 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 390 | 48% |
Student demographics
54%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
58.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
58.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 58.8% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 48.3% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Indian Woods Middle
Indian Woods Middle's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Woods Middle this school | 809 | 35.0% | 49.0% |
| Susan B Anthony Middle School Manhattan | 775 | 33.7% | 45.6% |
| Lawrence West Middle School Lawrence | 648 | 36.7% | 37.9% |
| Washburn Rural Middle School Topeka | 966 | 36.7% | 35.1% |
| Maize Intermediate School Maize | 651 | 34.9% | 42.7% |
| Lansing Middle 6-8 Lansing | 580 | 35.9% | 39.6% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Indian Woods Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #29 of 192 | #19 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #26 of 192 | #19 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #23 of 192 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #11 of 225 | #2 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #148 of 161 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #65 of 161 | #14 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #147 of 195 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #17 of 54 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
809
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 809 | 52.1 | 15.5:1 | 35% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 47.9 | 16.1:1 | 38% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 51.3 | 14.7:1 | 38% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 30% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 41.9 | 17.1:1 | 30% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 34% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 32% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 8% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 59 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Woods Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (715 to 809); teachers up 24% (41.9 to 52.1).
About Indian Woods Middle
Indian Woods Middle is a large middle-grades school. Its address is in Overland Park, Kansas. A total of 809 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 402-student average for middle schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 101% higher.
Indian Woods Middle is run by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, whose 45 schools enroll 26,330 students.
White students make up a majority at Indian Woods Middle, at 65%. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Johnson County's population at about 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Indian Woods Middle, 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. On average, middle schools in Kansas have 12.7:1, compared with 15.5:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 35% of enrollment. The gap from the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County is 8 points.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Indian Woods Middle's results are 3.5 points above predicted: 49.0% against 45.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household income is $109,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Indian Woods Middle is one of 168 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is John Diemer Elem, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Indian Woods Middle places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Indian Woods Middle enrolled 804; in 2024-25, 809. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.5:1 to 15.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Indian Woods Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
Nearby schools
- John Diemer Elem0.2 mi · 427
- Trailwood Elem0.6 mi · 429
- Shawnee Mission South High1.0 mi · 1,574
- Brookridge Elem1.2 mi · 548
- Briarwood Elem1.6 mi · 674
- Brookwood Elem1.8 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Woods MiddleHow large is Indian Woods Middle?
Indian Woods Middle enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Indian Woods Middle serve?
Indian Woods Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Indian Woods Middle have?
Indian Woods Middle employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Woods Middle?
Student demographics at Indian Woods Middle are roughly 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Indian Woods Middle in?
Indian Woods Middle is part of Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.