Tomahawk Elem

Tomahawk Elem is a primary school of mid-tier scale in Overland Park, Kansas, operated by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, serveing 277 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Shawnee Mission Pub Sch comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 26,330 students; Tomahawk Elem is among them.

On the student-mix side, Tomahawk Elem records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Tomahawk Elem logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tomahawk Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 50.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Johnson County shows median household income runs about $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Tomahawk Elem is one campus in the mix.

Santa Fe Trail Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tomahawk Elem at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Tomahawk Elem's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 306 (now 277).

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.