Overland Park Elem

Set in Overland Park, Kansas, Overland Park Elem is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, operated by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. It hosts 391 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

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

On demographics, Overland Park Elem logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at school resources, Overland Park Elem lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Overland Park Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Overland Park Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Overland Park Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 36.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Johnson County) reports that median household income runs about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Overland Park Elem is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

Shawnee Mission West High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Overland Park Elem. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Overland Park Elem ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.4%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 391 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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