Ray Marsh Elem

Ray Marsh Elem is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Shawnee, Kansas. The school's enrollment of 458 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 46% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch enrolls 26,330 students, and its 45 schools include Ray Marsh Elem.

Ray Marsh Elem's enrollment is 74% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Ray Marsh Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.

Federal data list 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ray Marsh Elem in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The lunch program counts 32% of students at Ray Marsh Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ray Marsh Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 64.7%; the prediction is 46.8%.

Johnson County has about 620,631 residents, and median household income is about $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 168 public schools in Johnson County, with a combined enrollment of about 93,598.

Of nearby public schools, Bluejacket-Flint is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ray Marsh Elem is 1st of 9 on proficiency.

The federal government classifies Ray Marsh Elem's location as Suburb: Large.

Ray Marsh Elem had 467 students in 2020-21 and 458 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).

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