Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE MISSION PUB SCH·NCES 201164001560
Tomahawk Elem
6301 W 78th St, Overland Park, KS 66204 · (913) 993-5500 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
83 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
48%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
60.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
KS avg 38.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 45.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Tomahawk Elem
Tomahawk Elem's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomahawk Elem this school | 277 | 30.0% | 50.3% |
| Sunflower Elementary Gardner | 293 | 30.0% | 47.0% |
| Santa Fe Trail Elem Overland Park | 310 | 33.9% | 63.0% |
| Scarborough Elem Olathe | 307 | 33.2% | 51.2% |
| Elmont Elem Topeka | 303 | 27.7% | 61.8% |
| John Diemer Elem Overland Park | 427 | 30.7% | 61.0% |
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 Tomahawk Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #219 of 625 | #80 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #286 of 625 ▼ 51 | #88 of 111 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #168 of 625 ▼ 58 | #74 of 111 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #416 of 714 | #101 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #95 of 539 | #14 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #259 of 540 | #63 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #552 of 658 | #46 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #257 of 377 | #53 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
277
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 277 | 23.4 | 11.8:1 | 30% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 25.4 | 11.0:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 24.5 | 11.8:1 | 30% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 27% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 37% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 39% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 10% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomahawk Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (306 to 277); teachers down 2% (24 to 23.4).
About Tomahawk Elem
Tomahawk Elem, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Overland Park, Kansas. Enrollment is 277 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6.
The district, Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, has 26,330 students enrolled across 45 schools.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Tomahawk Elem combined. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Johnson County, the White share is about 79%. Tomahawk Elem has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Tomahawk Elem's 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%.
Test results at Tomahawk Elem are 2.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.3% actual, 47.9% predicted).
In Johnson County (population about 620,631), median household income is about $109,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. A total of 168 public schools operate in Johnson County, serving about 93,598 students.
Of nearby public schools, Santa Fe Trail Elem is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 50.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Tomahawk Elem as City: Mid-size.
The number of students grew from 253 to 277 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 11.8 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
Other Tomahawk Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Tomahawk Elementary. Tomahawk Elem is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Tomahawk ElemOlathe, KS · 359 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryLynchburg, VA · 667 students
- Tomahawk ElementaryTomahawk, WI · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Santa Fe Trail Elem0.9 mi · 310
- Overland Park Elem1.0 mi · 391
- East Antioch Elem1.1 mi · 282
- Briarwood Elem1.2 mi · 674
- Shawnee Mission East High1.5 mi · 1,737
- Shawnee Mission West High1.7 mi · 1,599
Frequently asked questions
About Tomahawk ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Tomahawk Elem?
Tomahawk Elem enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Tomahawk Elem serve?
Tomahawk Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Tomahawk Elem?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Tomahawk Elem.
How diverse is Tomahawk Elem?
Tomahawk Elem reports a student body of 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Tomahawk Elem in?
Tomahawk Elem is part of Shawnee Mission Pub Sch.
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