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Riverview Elementary

Q: Is Riverview Elementary a good school?

Riverview Elementary ranks 73 rd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Riverview Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas, serving 457 students in grades PK-5 and part of the highly-ranked De Soto school district. Riverview consistently ranks among the best elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grades and subjects, particularly in 3rd grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Riverview Elementary's performance on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests is significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 73.63% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 61.14% for the De Soto district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. The school also excels in Science, with 57.5% of students proficient or better, outpacing the district and state. Riverview's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, including male, female, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools in the region, such as Mize Elementary, Horizon Elementary, and Clear Creek Elementary, Riverview Elementary consistently outperforms them across all grades and subjects. The school's high academic achievement, coupled with its relatively low spending per student and student-teacher ratio, suggests that it is efficiently utilizing its resources to support student learning and success.

441

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,416

Per pupil spending ?

14.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21550 West 47th Street
Shawnee, KS 66226

(913) 441-0808

District: De Soto

Students who attend Riverview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Creek Middle School
High:	Mill Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Kansas elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

Kansas avg42%

73^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the De Soto

12^th of 264De Soto 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	85.2	73 of 656	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	114 of 653	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	97 of 660	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	111 of 668	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	61 of 670	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	44 of 667	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	34 of 656	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.0	41 of 659	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.1	47 of 656	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	62 of 678	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	25 of 668	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	72.8	131 of 660	80.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	210 of 631	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	260 of 630	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	298 of 621	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.6	271 of 614	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.5	213 of 600	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.2	63 of 585	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	77.8	98 of 591	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	135 of 591	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	97 of 574	83.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	48 of 533	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.6	68 of 546	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	91.7	35 of 605	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	16 of 586	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	12 of 575	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	76 of 576	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	108 of 579	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	94 of 584	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	120 of 596	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	68 of 587	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	39 of 592	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	35 of 574	93.9%	★★★★★

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 (2021)94th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2021)83rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+29 vs state

Mathematics62%+23 vs state

Science58%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Riverview 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
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21550 West 47th Street	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 441-0808	441	36	12.1	14.3%	338 (76.6%)	22 (5.0%)	32 (7.3%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	85.2	73^rd of 656 public elementary schools	88.9%		77.7	114^th of 653 public elementary schools	82.5%	41	82.7	70.2	68.8		73.6	72.4	59.5	55.0		62.1	57.5	57.5	$12,416	$1,060	$11,355
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5815 Monticello Rd	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 422-8700	461	35	13.1	10.4%	390 (84.6%)	27 (5.9%)	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	88.9	41^st of 656 public elementary schools	93.8%		93	21^st of 653 public elementary schools	96.8%	20	72.3	81.3	78.3		77.0	51.5	78.8	63.9		63.7	71.1	71.1	$12,246	$969	$11,278
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 Clear Creek Parkway	Shawnee	66226	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-1800	431	34	12.6	7.4%	371 (86.1%)	12 (2.8%)	16 (3.7%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	92.8	19^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.8	23^rd of 653 public elementary schools	96.5%	4	79.4	64.7	84.1		76.6	75.0	65.2	75.6		72.1	80.5	80.5	$13,487	$1,102	$12,386
Edwardsville Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 S 104th St	Edwardsville	66111	Wyandotte County	Bonner Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 422-4036	331	27	12.1	70.7%	212 (64.0%)	30 (9.1%)	61 (18.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.6%)	51.4	323^rd of 656 public elementary schools	50.8%		58.3	261^st of 653 public elementary schools	60.0%	62	48.1	61.5	43.5		51.3	36.4	55.8	39.1		43.8	43.5	43.5	$15,007	$4,705	$10,302
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
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
Horizon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7210 Chouteau	Shawnee	66227	Johnson County	De Soto	No	No	No	No	(913) 667-3535	351	30	11.8	20.2%	279 (79.5%)	22 (6.3%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	86.7	60^th of 656 public elementary schools	90.9%		86.4	67^th of 653 public elementary schools	89.7%	7	80.9	74.6	62.8		72.0	61.9	67.8	66.7		65.5	59.0	59.0	$14,632	$1,302	$13,330
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
Broken Arrow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5901 Alden	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-2300	382	30	12.8	56.8%	172 (45.0%)	76 (19.9%)	74 (19.4%)	24 (6.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	52.2	316^th of 656 public elementary schools	51.8%		54.6	285^th of 653 public elementary schools	56.4%	31	47.7	51.0	51.9	47.1	49.5	40.0	37.3	59.3	34.6	43.1	48.1	48.1	$15,284	$630	$14,654
Stony Point South	Public	K-5	150 South 78th St	Kansas City	66111	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4600	247	17	14.8	78.1%	80 (32.4%)	45 (18.2%)	94 (38.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.3%)	16.6	571^st of 656 public elementary schools	13.0%		17.7	564^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.6%	7	34.9	39.0	29.2		34.1	20.4	31.0	14.3		21.5	14.6	14.6	$19,546	$5,903	$13,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverview Elementary

What district is Riverview Elementary in?

De Soto

What is the racial makeup of Riverview Elementary?

Students at Riverview Elementary are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Riverview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Riverview Elementary.

Is Riverview Elementary a good school?

Riverview Elementary ranks 73^rd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Riverview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mill Creek Middle School
High : Mill Valley High School

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