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Linwood Elementary School

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Linwood Elementary School ranks 82 nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Linwood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bonner Springs, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 252 students. The school is part of the Basehor-Linwood School District, which is ranked 31 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Linwood Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.53% of Linwood Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 60.64% for the Basehor-Linwood district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. In Mathematics, 67.22% of Linwood Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 54.91% for the district and 38.73% for the state. The school also performs well for specific student subgroups, such as male students and special education students.

While Linwood Elementary outperforms nearby Basehor Elementary School and Gray Hawk Elementary School in the Basehor-Linwood district, as well as schools in the neighboring De Soto district, it lags behind the top-performing De Soto schools in terms of overall state ranking and SchoolDigger star ratings. Linwood Elementary's strong performance can be attributed to its low student-teacher ratio and efficient spending per student, which is higher than nearby schools but lower than the top-performing De Soto district schools.

248

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,290

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14840 178TH Street
Bonner Springs, KS 66012

(913) 724-2323

District: Basehor-Linwood

Students who attend Linwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Basehor-Linwood Middle School
High:	Basehor-Linwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.2%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2024 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2024) to 88th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg59%

Kansas avg42%

82^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Basehor-Linwood

31^st of 264Basehor-Linwood 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	83.1	82 of 656	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	43 of 653	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	81 of 660	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	50 of 668	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	147 of 670	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	229 of 667	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	113 of 656	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	182 of 659	72.4%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	143 of 656	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	185 of 678	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	59.2	338 of 668	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	76.2	79 of 660	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	61.6	293 of 631	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	306 of 630	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	243 of 621	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	380 of 614	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	75.1	129 of 600	78.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	116 of 585	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	68.0	159 of 591	73.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	89.4	40 of 586	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	77.0	38 of 296	87.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	103 of 576	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	40 of 579	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	91 of 584	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	44 of 596	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	100 of 587	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	260 of 592	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	149 of 574	74.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2019)93rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2023)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2021)73rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+28 vs state

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Science53%+12 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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th 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
Linwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14840 178TH Street	Bonner Springs	66012	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 724-2323	248	21	11.8	23.8%	199 (80.2%)	4 (1.6%)	31 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	83.1	82^nd of 656 public elementary schools	87.5%		89.8	43^rd of 653 public elementary schools	93.4%	39	75.0	63.6	60.5	65.5	68.8	63.6	69.8	67.2	53.5	53.5	$15,290	$1,204	$14,085
Glenwood Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17550 157th Terrace	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	No	(913) 724-3536	320	26	12.4	19.4%	254 (79.4%)	3 (0.9%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	82.6	92^nd of 656 public elementary schools	86.0%		80.5	103^rd of 653 public elementary schools	84.2%	11	71.4	57.8	74.5	68.3	61.2	42.2	78.4	61.4	78.4	78.4	$15,185	$996	$14,189
Starside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35400 W 91St	De Soto	66018	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 667-6270	428	39	10.9	52.1%	239 (55.8%)	8 (1.9%)	161 (37.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	47.3	353^rd of 656 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.6	425^th of 653 public elementary schools	34.9%	72	56.4	49.3	39.7	48.8	35.4	53.5	42.6	43.4	35.3	35.3	$15,006	$1,519	$13,487
Bonner Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	212 S Neconi	Bonner Springs	66012	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 441-1777	351	28	12.3	61.3%	217 (61.8%)	33 (9.4%)	73 (20.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	57.7	271^st of 656 public elementary schools	58.7%		41.1	409^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.4%	138	55.8	53.6	53.7	54.3	42.3	42.9	35.2	40.1	63.0	63.0	$15,437	$4,728	$10,709
Gray Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16000 Garden Parkway	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	No	(913) 662-7170	285	23	12.2	22.8%	207 (72.6%)	5 (1.8%)	45 (15.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	58.9	265^th of 656 public elementary schools	59.6%					(n/a)	63.0	69.4	48.9	59.8	56.5	41.7	36.4	45.2	37.8	37.8	$16,115	$996	$15,119
Tonganoxie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 S. East Street	Tonganoxie	66086	Leavenworth County	Tonganoxie	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 416-1480	919	63	14.5	34.8%	756 (82.3%)	13 (1.4%)	99 (10.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	43.9	377^th of 656 public elementary schools	42.5%		49.7	330^th of 653 public elementary schools	49.5%	47	47.8	43.0	52.2	47.8	35.4	35.4	40.7	37.1	44.8	44.8	$7,149	$1,629	$5,521
Mize Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Mize Road	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0880	474	39	12.1	13.3%	378 (79.7%)	29 (6.1%)	27 (5.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	90.4	30^th of 656 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.9	36^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.5%	6	77.9	71.7	68.7	72.6	75.3	70.7	66.3	70.6	65.1	65.1	$14,168	$1,182	$12,986
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5805 Belmont Dr	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1810	381	31	12.2	23.4%	268 (70.3%)	22 (5.8%)	40 (10.5%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	75.7	132^nd of 656 public elementary schools	79.9%		83.5	82^nd of 653 public elementary schools	87.4%	50	63.8	60.8	61.0	61.8	63.8	60.3	53.3	59.2	51.7	51.7	$13,773	$1,477	$12,295
Basehor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15602 Leavenworth Rd	Basehor	66007	Leavenworth County	Basehor-Linwood	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 724-1038	508	36	14.2	20.9%	421 (82.9%)	7 (1.4%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	87.5	55^th of 656 public elementary schools	91.6%		84.4	80^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.7%	25	75.0	67.9	65.4	69.3	68.1	60.5	68.8	65.6	67.5	67.5	$14,851	$1,053	$13,798
Delaware Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 North 130th Street	Kansas City	66115	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 441-2126	378	28	13.3	57.1%	189 (50.0%)	67 (17.7%)	74 (19.6%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.5%)	28.1	498^th of 656 public elementary schools	24.1%		31.4	475^th of 653 public elementary schools	27.3%	23	36.5	46.1	36.8	40.0	16.9	27.3	35.1	26.1	39.6	39.6	$14,183	$4,218	$9,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Linwood Elementary School

How many students attend Linwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Linwood Elementary School.

What district is Linwood Elementary School in?

Basehor-Linwood

What schools do graduates of Linwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Linwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Basehor-Linwood Middle School
High : Basehor-Linwood High School

Is Linwood Elementary School a good school?

Linwood Elementary School ranks 82^nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Linwood Elementary School?

Students at Linwood Elementary School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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