Indian Woods Middle

Indian Woods Middle is one of the expansive middle-grades schools in Overland Park, Kansas, one of the schools within Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, with 809 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 101% above typical.

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch runs 45 schools in total, collectively educating 26,330 students. Indian Woods Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Indian Woods Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Indian Woods Middle logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at Indian Woods Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Indian Woods Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Johnson County) logs that median household income runs about $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Indian Woods Middle is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

The closest other public school is John Diemer Elem, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Indian Woods Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Woods Middle at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Indian Woods Middle's enrollment has increased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 809). Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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