Nieman Elem

Located at 10917 W 67th St, in Shawnee, Kansas, Nieman Elem is a mid-tier primary school that serves 456 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 313.

Across the 45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch (26,330 students total), Nieman Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Nieman Elem logs that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 36% White, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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.

After controlling for student poverty, Nieman Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.3%, the actual is 34.5%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household earnings sit near $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Nieman Elem is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

The closest other public school is Merriam Park Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nieman Elem at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

Nieman Elem operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nieman Elem has fell 9%, going from 500 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 37% to 48%.

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