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Prairie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Prairie Village, Kansas, serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. With consistently exceptional academic performance, this school is a standout within the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in the state.

Prairie Elementary's academic prowess is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.63% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.24% for the district and 44.47% for the state. In mathematics, 77.13% of Prairie Elementary students were proficient or better, outpacing the district's 52.56% and the state's 38.73%. The school's performance is exceptional across different student subgroups as well, with Prairie Elementary ranking among the top 15 schools in Kansas for female, male, and white students in English Language Arts.

Beyond its academic achievements, Prairie Elementary stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 6.0% to 20.9% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average. The school also serves a relatively affluent student population, with only 5.34% to 8.3% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While Prairie Elementary's success is undeniable, it is important to consider the potential equity implications of its demographics and ensure that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, have access to the same opportunities. Nearby schools, such as Corinth Elementary and Westwood View Elementary, also demonstrate impressive academic results, providing a healthy level of competition and collaboration within the district.

446

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,567

Per pupil spending ?

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6642 Mission Rd
Prairie Village, KS 66208

(913) 993-4400

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Hills Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (79% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

5^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 34Elementary Schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School

45^th of 264Shawnee Mission Pub School among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	5 of 656	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	8 of 653	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	11 of 660	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	4 of 668	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	11 of 670	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	8 of 667	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	11 of 656	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	14 of 659	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	89.2	45 of 656	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.0	26 of 678	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	80.8	49 of 668	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	77.6	54 of 660	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	30 of 631	95.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.4	42 of 630	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	79.7	39 of 621	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	81.4	50 of 614	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	79.9	58 of 600	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	30 of 585	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	93.7	14 of 591	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	5 of 591	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	28 of 574	95.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	95.7	12 of 605	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	19 of 586	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	4 of 575	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	6 of 576	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	13 of 579	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	8 of 584	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	7 of 596	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	17 of 587	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	18 of 592	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	22 of 574	96.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2021)98th percentile~ school

Female (2021)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+37 vs state

Science79%+38 vs state

Mathematics77%+38 vs state

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Schools Near Prairie Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6642 Mission Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4400	446	27	16.5	5.8%	387 (86.8%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	96.7	5^th of 656 public elementary schools	99.2%		95.8	8^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.8%	3	79.7	83.9	87.1	75.8	81.6	76.3	79.0	77.4	75.8	77.1	79.0	79.0	$11,567	$412	$11,155
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Roe Ave	Mission	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3300	345	27	12.9	10.4%	267 (77.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.1%)	97.6	3^rd of 656 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	12^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.2%	9	86.5	85.4	89.5	76.1	84.5	73.0	75.6	87.7	80.4	80.1	87.7	87.7	$14,809	$352	$14,457
Belinder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7230 Belinder Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1800	489	30	16.5	7.0%	415 (84.9%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	88.5	46^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.0%		91	34^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.8%	12	78.8	70.5	71.4	67.3	72.1	74.2	61.8	67.5	65.3	66.9	55.8	55.8	$11,271	$546	$10,724
Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Lamar Ave	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5000	310	25	12.6	33.9%	222 (71.6%)	14 (4.5%)	40 (12.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.0%)	88.8	44^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.3%		84.1	81^st of 653 public elementary schools	87.6%	37	72.7	86.5	63.8	60.5	70.5	70.5	91.9	57.4	73.7	72.3	61.7	61.7	$16,863	$1,157	$15,706
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8301 Mission Road	Prairie Village	66206	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2900	576	32	18.2	6.4%	519 (90.1%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	96.6	6^th of 656 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.6	4^th of 653 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	85.1	76.1	86.5	84.4	83.4	85.1	77.5	87.6	85.7	84.3	66.3	66.3	$11,044	$513	$10,531
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 W 78th St	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5500	277	23	11.8	30.0%	193 (69.7%)	18 (6.5%)	41 (14.8%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	65.2	220^th of 656 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.8	143^rd of 653 public elementary schools	78.1%	77	54.5	74.3	65.7	50.0	60.2	38.2	51.4	45.7	44.4	44.1	52.9	52.9	$16,580	$349	$16,231
Roesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Parish Dr	Roeland Park	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4700	350	23	15.0	45.4%	196 (56.0%)	31 (8.9%)	92 (26.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	82.8	86^th of 656 public elementary schools	86.9%		87.3	61^st of 653 public elementary schools	90.7%	25	68.3	64.6	67.5	66.7	66.8	58.3	65.3	62.5	61.9	61.8	52.5	52.5	$13,193	$426	$12,766
Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 656 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	214^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.2%	9	56.8	46.3	58.5	56.7	54.5	51.3	50.0	37.2	54.0	47.8	57.1	57.1	$14,277	$400	$13,876
Westwood View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4935 Belinder Ave	Westwood	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5800	321	21	15.5	6.9%	265 (82.6%)	7 (2.2%)	24 (7.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	98.8	1^st of 656 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.1	2^nd of 653 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	88.7	87.5	98.2	87.2	90.8	79.2	83.3	92.9	87.2	85.7	87.5	87.5	$12,292	$445	$11,847
Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 W. 86th St	Prairie Village	66207	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2200	674	40	16.8	15.9%	542 (80.4%)	23 (3.4%)	67 (9.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	89.4	37^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.4	14^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.9%	23	73.3	77.0	77.3	71.0	74.6	66.3	64.0	70.8	72.3	68.5	53.6	53.6	$10,990	$385	$10,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Elementary?

Students at Prairie Elementary are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indian Hills Middle
High : Shawnee Mission East High

What district is Prairie Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

How many students attend Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Prairie Elementary.

Is Prairie Elementary a good school?

Yes! Prairie Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools.

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