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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001544
Nieman Elem
10917 W 67th St, Shawnee, KS 66203 · (913) 993-4000 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
294 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
63%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
38.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 38.2% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 30.2% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Nieman Elem
Nieman Elem's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nieman Elem this school | 456 | 64.5% | 34.5% |
| Rolling Ridge Elem Olathe | 366 | 64.8% | 22.6% |
| Whitson Elem Topeka | 416 | 64.2% | 46.6% |
| Village Elem Emporia | 401 | 59.9% | 43.0% |
| Earhart Environ Magnet Elem Wichita | 471 | 60.1% | 42.6% |
| Schwegler Elem Lawrence | 434 | 61.5% | 37.4% |
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 Nieman Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #445 of 625 | #103 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #391 of 625 | #100 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #475 of 625 | #105 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #109 of 714 | #31 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #387 of 539 | #73 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #121 of 540 | #17 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #210 of 658 | #9 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #266 of 377 | #54 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
456
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 456 | 31.2 | 14.6:1 | 64% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 30.7 | 14.4:1 | 68% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 30.2 | 14.9:1 | 69% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 32.9 | 15.2:1 | 65% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 70% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 71% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 37% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nieman Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (500 to 456); teachers down 5% (32.9 to 31.2).
About Nieman Elem
Nieman Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas, administered by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. It enrolled 456 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
The district, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, has 26,330 students enrolled across 45 schools.
The most common group at Nieman Elem is Hispanic students, at 48%. The school is also 36% White, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 9%. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 14.6 students per teacher and 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 64%. The rate at public schools in Johnson County averages 27%, lower than here.
Nieman Elem's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (34.5%) and its predicted rate (31.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Census estimates describe Johnson County this way: the median household income is $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Nieman Elem, Johnson County has 167 other public schools.
Merriam Park Elementary is located about 0.9 miles from Nieman Elem. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Nieman Elem ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Nieman Elem as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 20 students since 2020-21, to 456. The school's ratio fell from 16.1:1 to 14.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Shawnee
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Trailridge MiddleMiddle · 752 students
- Hocker Grove MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Shawanoe ElemElementary · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Merriam Park Elementary0.9 mi · 415
- Shawanoe Elem0.9 mi · 530
- Rhein Benninghoven Elem0.9 mi · 423
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High1.1 mi · 1,599
- Trailridge Middle1.2 mi · 752
- Hocker Grove Middle1.2 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About Nieman ElemHow large is Nieman Elem?
Nieman Elem enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Nieman Elem serve?
Nieman Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Nieman Elem?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Nieman Elem.
What is the student diversity at Nieman Elem?
Student demographics at Nieman Elem are roughly 36% White, 48% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Nieman Elem?
Nieman Elem is overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.