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What's one thing Prairie Ridge Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SOTO·NCES 200549001758
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
22405 Clear Creek Parkway, Shawnee, KS 66226 · (913) 667-1800 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
32 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
76.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
72.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 | 76.6% | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 67.8% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Prairie Ridge Elementary School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School this school | 431 | 7.4% | 72.0% |
| Prairie Elem Prairie Village | 446 | 5.8% | 76.2% |
| Leawood Elementary Leawood | 533 | 6.6% | 67.6% |
| Prairie Creek Elementary Olathe | 432 | 6.9% | 64.4% |
| Belinder Elem Prairie Village | 489 | 7.0% | 64.5% |
| Cedar Creek Elem Olathe | 370 | 4.1% | 62.4% |
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 Prairie Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #18 of 625 | #13 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #28 of 625 | #20 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #21 of 625 | #15 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #141 of 714 | #38 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #179 of 539 | #29 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #447 of 540 | #104 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.4% | #643 of 658 | #98 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #83 of 377 | #14 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
431
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 431 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 31.3 | 14.6:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 32.5 | 14.5:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 5% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (561 to 431); teachers unchanged (34 to 34).
About Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas. School enrollment was 431 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is part of De Soto, where 13 schools serve 7,067 students.
The large majority of students at Prairie Ridge Elementary School, 86%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Prairie Ridge Elementary School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 7% of students. The average for public schools in Johnson County is 27%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Prairie Ridge Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Prairie Ridge Elementary School is 13.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.0% actual, 58.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
Johnson County census figures show that median household income is about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prairie Ridge Elementary School is among the 168 public schools in Johnson County.
The nearest public school is Mill Valley High School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prairie Ridge Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Prairie Ridge Elementary School went from 480 students to 431. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 De Soto
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- De Soto High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Mize Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Clear Creek ElemElementary · 461 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
Other Prairie Ridge Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Prairie Ridge Elementary. Prairie Ridge Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolKALAMAZOO, MI · 449 students
- Prairie Ridge ElementaryCedar Rapids, IA · 438 students
- Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolFIRESTONE, CO · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Valley High School0.2 mi · 1,432
- Monticello Trails Middle School0.3 mi · 655
- Clear Creek Elem0.4 mi · 461
- Belmont Elementary School1.1 mi · 381
- Horizon Elementary1.6 mi · 351
- Riverview Elementary1.7 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
Is Prairie Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie Ridge Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
At Prairie Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Ridge Elementary School?
Prairie Ridge Elementary School is overseen by De Soto in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.