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What's the most underrated thing about Shawanoe Elem that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001537
Shawanoe Elem
11230 W 75th, Shawnee, KS 66214 · (913) 993-5100 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
458 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 | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
57%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
25.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 | 25.9% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 26.8% |
% 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
21.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Shawanoe Elem
Shawanoe Elem's state test result (21.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawanoe Elem this school | 530 | 86.4% | 21.3% |
| Turner Elem Kansas City | 560 | 80.7% | 33.8% |
| Colvin Elem Wichita | 571 | 94.2% | 11.8% |
| Anderson Elem Wichita | 477 | 93.3% | 13.8% |
| Linwood Elementary Wichita | 452 | 91.8% | 12.0% |
| Chelsea Elem Kansas City | 557 | 86.7% | 17.4% |
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 Shawanoe Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #561 of 625 | #110 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #519 of 625 | #110 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #577 of 625 | #110 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #55 of 714 | #14 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #465 of 539 | #96 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #174 of 540 | #38 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #74 of 658 | #1 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #122 of 151 | #24 of 28 |
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
530
+70 (+15%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 86% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 33.2 | 15.1:1 | 88% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 33.1 | 14.6:1 | 86% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 73% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 32.3 | 15.8:1 | 75% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 80% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 78% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 21% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawanoe Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (512 to 530); teachers up 5% (32.3 to 34).
About Shawanoe Elem
In Shawnee, Kansas, part of Johnson County, Shawanoe Elem is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 530 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students each.
Shawanoe Elem is one school in a 45-school district, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, which enrolls 26,330 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Shawanoe Elem, with 62% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 14% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 52 points above the 9% share among Johnson County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.6:1, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Shawanoe Elem is 86%. It compares with 27% for public schools in Johnson County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Shawanoe Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.3%; the prediction is 20.8%.
Within Johnson County, the median household income is $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. In all, Johnson County has 168 public schools and roughly 93,598 students.
Nearest public school: Trailridge Middle, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Shawanoe Elem is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Shawanoe Elem is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Shawanoe Elem grew 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 460 to 530 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Mill Creek ElemElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Trailridge Middle0.4 mi · 752
- Nieman Elem0.9 mi · 456
- Rhein Benninghoven Elem1.0 mi · 423
- Shawnee Mission Northwest High1.1 mi · 1,599
- Comanche Elem1.4 mi · 369
- Merriam Park Elementary1.7 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Shawanoe ElemHow large is Shawanoe Elem?
Shawanoe Elem enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-06.
Is Shawanoe Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawanoe Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Shawanoe Elem have?
Shawanoe Elem employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shawanoe Elem?
At Shawanoe Elem, the student body is approximately 14% White, 62% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Shawanoe Elem public or private?
Shawanoe Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.