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Westwood View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Westwood View Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Westwood, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood View Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kansas, with a ranking of 1 out of 656 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.81% of Westwood View students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 57.24% for the Shawnee Mission district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where 98.21% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 92.85% were proficient or better in Mathematics.

Westwood View has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 16 over the past few years, which is lower than the surrounding schools. The school's per-student spending of $9,389 in the 2018-2019 school year is also lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Belinder Elementary and Silver City Elementary. This suggests that Westwood View is able to achieve high academic outcomes with relatively efficient resource allocation, which could be an area of further investigation to understand the school's strategies for maximizing the impact of its resources.

321

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,292

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4935 Belinder Ave
Westwood, KS 66205

(913) 993-5800

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Westwood View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Hills Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission East High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (88% 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 school88%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

1^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	98.8	1 of 656	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	2 of 653	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	2 of 660	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	12 of 668	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	29 of 670	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	36 of 667	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	12 of 656	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	8 of 659	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	8 of 656	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	5 of 678	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	23 of 668	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	76.1	80 of 660	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	41 of 631	93.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	11 of 630	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	30 of 621	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	82.9	38 of 614	93.8%	★★★★★
2007	67.6	211 of 600	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.7	57 of 585	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	85.8	53 of 591	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	49 of 591	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	23 of 574	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	96.0	9 of 605	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	14 of 586	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	13 of 575	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	1 of 576	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	3 of 579	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	5 of 584	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	11 of 596	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	23 of 587	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	40 of 592	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	21 of 574	96.3%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Male (2021)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)91st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+46 vs state

Science87%+46 vs state

Mathematics86%+47 vs state

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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
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
Frank Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2605 W 43rd Avenue	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-3050	359	24	14.9	80.5%	43 (12.0%)	80 (22.3%)	198 (55.2%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	50.7	327^th of 656 public elementary schools	50.2%		44.3	382^nd of 653 public elementary schools	41.5%	55	46.3	68.0	38.0		51.1	40.5	62.7	42.3		49.0	32.1	32.1	$19,869	$6,758	$13,111
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
Thomas A Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Locust Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4900	244	22	11.0	86.9%	39 (16.0%)	32 (13.1%)	154 (63.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	21	541^st of 656 public elementary schools	17.5%		21	539^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.5%	2	21.0	25.6	37.5		27.4	36.8	21.4	41.2		32.5	11.8	11.8	$21,428	$6,432	$14,997
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
Noble Prentis Elementary	Public	K-5	2337 S 14th Street	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-5250	193	16	11.7	91.7%	43 (22.3%)	28 (14.5%)	106 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	4.9	646^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.5%		8.8	621^st of 653 public elementary schools	4.9%	25	18.9	20.0	24.1		20.8	5.6	16.1	3.4		8.3	3.7	3.7	$20,354	$6,240	$14,114
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
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
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
Silver City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Lawrence Ave	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4550	1,495	34	44.0	83.5%	131 (8.8%)	408 (27.3%)	768 (51.4%)	136 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.3%)	7.7	626^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.6%		6.4	639^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.1%	13	27.9	5.9	27.5		21.4	16.3	2.9	22.5		14.5	15.0	15.0	$12,406	$5,360	$7,046

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood View Elementary

Is Westwood View Elementary a good school?

Yes! Westwood View Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Westwood View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Westwood View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Westwood View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indian Hills Middle
High : Shawnee Mission East High

What is the racial makeup of Westwood View Elementary?

Students at Westwood View Elementary are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Westwood View Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

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