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Belmont Elementary School

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Belmont Elementary School ranks 132 nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Shawnee, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school is part of the De Soto school district, which is ranked 12th out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belmont Elementary consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Kansas state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 61.77% of Belmont students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.47%. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 55th out of 605 Kansas elementary schools for male students and 72nd out of 591 for female students, both with 4 or 5 stars. Additionally, Belmont Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state, ranging from 9.6% to 19.7% in recent years.

Compared to other schools in the De Soto district, Belmont Elementary performs well, with a higher ELA proficiency rate than the district average. However, some nearby De Soto schools, such as Riverview Elementary, Mize Elementary, and Prairie Ridge Elementary, outperformed Belmont in certain academic areas. Additionally, Belmont Elementary's performance for special education students is an area of concern, as the school ranked 232nd out of 313 Kansas elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating.

381

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,773

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5805 Belmont Dr
Shawnee, KS 66226

(913) 667-1810

District: De Soto

Students who attend Belmont Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Mill Creek Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Kansas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of De Soto's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg60%

Kansas avg42%

132^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	75.7	132 of 656	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	82 of 653	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	69 of 660	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	122 of 668	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	62 of 670	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	73 of 667	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	97 of 656	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	93.0	24 of 659	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	75 of 656	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	128 of 678	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	75 of 668	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	144 of 660	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	82.8	72 of 591	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	80 of 591	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	112 of 574	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	177 of 533	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	170 of 546	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	57 of 541	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	86.6	55 of 605	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	64 of 586	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	53 of 575	90.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	232 of 313	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	114 of 576	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	100 of 579	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	66 of 584	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	152 of 596	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	45 of 587	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	77 of 592	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	98 of 574	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile~ school

Female (2021)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+17 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

Science52%+10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Belmont Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mill Creek Middle School

How many students attend Belmont Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Belmont Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Elementary School?

Students at Belmont Elementary School are 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Belmont Elementary School in?

De Soto

Is Belmont Elementary School a good school?

Belmont Elementary School ranks 132^nd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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