Lakewood Elementary

Lakewood Elementary is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Overland Park, Kansas, part of Blue Valley, teacheing 456 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 313.

Blue Valley comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 22,491 students; Lakewood Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lakewood Elementary lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 12% of students at Lakewood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Johnson County's rate of about 27%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakewood Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 56.5%; Lakewood Elementary posts 72.3%, +15.7 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Johnson County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Lakewood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lakewood Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakewood Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 61.7%.

Lakewood Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 35% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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