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Prairie Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Shawnee, Kansas that serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 455 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked De Soto school district, which is ranked 12th out of 264 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Ridge consistently outperforms the De Soto district and the state of Kansas in academic assessments, with 76.59% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72.13% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 61.14% and 59.58% for the district, and 44.47% and 38.73% for the state, respectively. The school has been ranked among the top 25 elementary schools in Kansas for several years and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Prairie Ridge also demonstrates strong performance across student subgroups, including female, male, white, special education, and low-income students.

While Prairie Ridge stands out for its exceptional academic outcomes, nearby schools within the De Soto district, such as Mize Elementary and Horizon Elementary, also demonstrate strong performance, suggesting a high-quality educational system in the area. Additionally, Prairie Ridge has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.7% to 19.5%, which is lower than the state average, and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-poverty student population.

431

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,487

Per pupil spending ?

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22405 Clear Creek Parkway
Shawnee, KS 66226

(913) 667-1800

District: De Soto

Students who attend Prairie Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Monticello Trails Middle School
High:	Mill Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (76% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg60%

Kansas avg42%

19^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	19 of 656	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	23 of 653	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	25 of 660	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	45 of 668	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	36 of 670	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	39 of 667	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	29 of 656	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	87.6	55 of 659	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	64 of 656	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	73 of 678	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	66 of 668	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	75.8	88 of 660	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	72.1	150 of 631	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	173 of 630	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.3	218 of 621	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.6	98 of 614	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	147 of 600	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.3	211 of 585	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	88.4	45 of 591	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	35 of 591	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	18 of 574	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	81.1	48 of 546	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	92.2	30 of 605	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	34 of 586	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	39 of 575	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	92 of 306	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	35 of 296	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	68 of 305	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	26 of 576	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	29 of 579	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	35 of 584	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	54 of 596	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	46 of 587	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	41 of 592	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	29 of 574	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2021)95th percentile~ school

Female (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)70th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+39 vs state

English Language Arts77%+32 vs state

Mathematics72%+33 vs state

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Schools Near Prairie Ridge Elementary School

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lenexa Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8650 Haven St	Lenexa	66219	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5700	292	22	13.5	39.7%	179 (61.3%)	29 (9.9%)	45 (15.4%)	13 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	75.3	139^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.8%		76	119^th of 653 public elementary schools	81.8%	20	55.3	59.5	60.0	65.7	60.0	57.9	42.9	65.0	60.0	56.1	60.0	60.0	$15,210	$936	$14,274
Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24001 W 97th Terr	Lenexa	66227	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7400	459	30	15.5	8.7%	360 (78.4%)	21 (4.6%)	30 (6.5%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	95.1	11^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.3%		89.7	45^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.1%	34	82.4	68.0	83.5		77.9	85.3	71.1	79.7		78.5	82.3	82.3	$13,041	$676	$12,365

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Ridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Ridge Elementary School are 86% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Prairie Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Prairie Ridge Elementary School.

Is Prairie Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Prairie Ridge Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Prairie Ridge Elementary School in?

De Soto

What schools do graduates of Prairie Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monticello Trails Middle School
High : Mill Valley High School

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