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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001897
Merriam Park Elementary
6100 Mastin St, Merriam, KS 66203 · (913) 993-3600 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
242 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
65%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
48.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 48.3% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 40.5% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Merriam Park Elementary
Merriam Park Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriam Park Elementary this school | 415 | 58.3% | 44.3% |
| Indian Creek Elem Olathe | 349 | 58.2% | 34.2% |
| Eisenhower Elem Junction City | 370 | 57.3% | 41.7% |
| Overland Park Elem Overland Park | 391 | 52.9% | 36.3% |
| Schwegler Elem Lawrence | 434 | 61.5% | 37.4% |
| Crestview Elem Merriam | 374 | 56.7% | 45.1% |
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 Merriam Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #309 of 625 | #88 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #325 of 625 | #94 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #338 of 625 | #91 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #166 of 714 | #47 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #390 of 539 | #74 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #87 of 540 | #11 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #281 of 658 | #13 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #187 of 377 | #39 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
415
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 415 | 28.3 | 14.7:1 | 58% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 29.3 | 14.6:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 31.9 | 13.5:1 | 58% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 51% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 30.2 | 16.0:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 58% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 57% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Merriam Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (482 to 415); teachers down 6% (30.2 to 28.3).
About Merriam Park Elementary
Merriam Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Kansas, located in Merriam. The school's 415 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
Besides Merriam Park Elementary, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch runs 44 other schools. The district enrolls 26,330 students.
Merriam Park Elementary is 51% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Johnson County's population at about 79%. Merriam Park Elementary's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Merriam Park Elementary operates with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. The rate at public schools in Johnson County averages 27%, lower than here.
Test results at Merriam Park Elementary are 10.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.3% actual, 34.3% predicted).
Merriam Park Elementary is located in Johnson County, where the median household income is $109,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Besides Merriam Park Elementary, Johnson County has 167 other public schools.
Nearby, Hocker Grove Middle is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Merriam Park Elementary's average proficiency of 44.3% compares with 39.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Merriam Park Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Merriam Park Elementary had 449 students, to 2024-25, when it had 415. Students per teacher fell from 16.6 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Hocker Grove Middle0.5 mi · 714
- Nieman Elem0.9 mi · 456
- Crestview Elem1.4 mi · 374
- Rhein Benninghoven Elem1.6 mi · 423
- Bluejacket-Flint1.7 mi · 395
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High1.7 mi · 1,599
Frequently asked questions
About Merriam Park ElementaryHow large is Merriam Park Elementary?
Merriam Park Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-06.
Is Merriam Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Merriam Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Merriam Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Merriam Park Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Merriam Park Elementary?
At Merriam Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Merriam Park Elementary in?
Merriam Park Elementary is part of Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
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