Best Public Schools in Westwood, KS

Summary:

The city of Westwood, Kansas is home to a single standout elementary school, Westwood View Elementary. This school has consistently ranked among the top 1 or 2 elementary schools in the state of Kansas over the past 3 years, earning a prestigious 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood View Elementary boasts exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates that significantly outpace the Shawnee Mission Public School district and the state of Kansas as a whole. In the 2024-2025 school year, 90.81% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 85.7% were proficient in Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's 5th grade students achieved an impressive 98.21% proficiency rate in ELA and 92.85% in Math.

Despite serving a relatively affluent community, with only 5.62% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Westwood View Elementary has maintained its exceptional performance. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.3 and reasonable per-student spending of $9,389 in 2018-2019 suggest the school is effectively utilizing its resources to support student success. While the school's 19.5% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024-2025 is on the higher side, it remains within an acceptable range, and addressing this area could further enhance the school's already impressive academic outcomes.

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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

Cities Near Westwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roeland Park	0.5 mi	1	21^st
Kansas City	1.07 mi	58	322^nd
Mission	1.12 mi	2	35^th
Prairie Village	1.3 mi	6	4^th
Shawnee Mission	1.56 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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