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Crestview Elementary

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Crestview Elementary ranks 321 st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Crestview Elementary is a public elementary school in Merriam, Kansas, serving 386 students in grades PK-6. While part of the highly-ranked Shawnee Mission Public School District, Crestview faces some unique challenges compared to its nearby peers.

Crestview's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, tends to lag behind both the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Crestview's ELA proficiency rate was 48.46%, compared to 57.24% for the district and 44.47% for the state. In Mathematics, Crestview scored 45%, while the district and state averaged 52.56% and 38.73%, respectively. The school has also grappled with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.9% to 20.9% in recent years, well above the state average.

When compared to nearby Prairie Elementary, Highlands Elementary, and Santa Fe Trail Elementary, Crestview's performance is generally lower, with those schools consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. Crestview's spending per student ($11,254 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, but lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

374

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,613

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 Craig St.
Merriam, KS 66202

(913) 993-3000

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Crestview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hocker Grove Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

Hispanic:

36.9%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kansas median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Shawnee Mission Pub School's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

321^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Shawnee Mission Pub School

45^th of 264Shawnee Mission Pub School 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	51.4	321 of 656	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	263 of 653	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	165 of 660	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	250 of 668	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	398 of 670	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	240 of 667	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	260 of 656	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	240 of 659	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.4	164 of 656	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	58.7	261 of 678	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.2	260 of 668	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.3	474 of 660	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	424 of 631	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.4	213 of 630	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	302 of 621	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	226 of 614	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.8	170 of 600	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.0	148 of 585	74.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	109 of 129	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	40 of 129	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	51.7	291 of 591	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	214 of 591	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	244 of 574	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	103 of 262	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	69 of 260	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	25 of 245	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	29 of 254	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	102 of 229	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	72 of 235	69.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	55 of 207	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	331 of 533	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	218 of 546	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	96 of 541	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	213 of 512	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	335 of 494	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	134 of 509	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	135 of 512	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	35.0	421 of 605	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	220 of 586	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	230 of 575	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	156 of 576	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	120 of 579	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	85 of 584	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	122 of 596	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	115 of 587	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	80 of 592	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	91 of 574	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)73rd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)51st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2021)30th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%+6 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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Schools Near Crestview 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
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6101 Craig St.	Merriam	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3000	374	29	12.7	56.7%	163 (43.6%)	49 (13.1%)	138 (36.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	51.4	321^st of 656 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.9	263^rd of 653 public elementary schools	59.7%	58	53.8	46.2	51.8	40.8	48.5	36.5	46.3	36.8	62.0	45.0	40.3	40.3	$13,613	$697	$12,917
Merriam Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Mastin St	Merriam	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-3600	415	28	14.6	58.3%	211 (50.8%)	49 (11.8%)	109 (26.3%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	53.2	305^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.5%		56.8	272^nd of 653 public elementary schools	58.3%	33	34.4	47.9	58.5	54.5	48.3	24.6	42.5	55.8	41.8	40.7	56.6	56.6	$13,100	$728	$12,372
East Antioch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7342 Lowell Ave	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3200	282	21	13.3	49.6%	154 (54.6%)	26 (9.2%)	79 (28.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	33.4	463^rd of 656 public elementary schools	29.4%		44.1	385^th of 653 public elementary schools	41.0%	78	36.1	40.9	40.6	36.1	38.5	36.1	34.1	34.4	27.8	33.1	46.9	46.9	$14,874	$392	$14,482
Santa Fe Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7100 Lamar Ave	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5000	310	25	12.6	33.9%	222 (71.6%)	14 (4.5%)	40 (12.9%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.0%)	88.8	44^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.3%		84.1	81^st of 653 public elementary schools	87.6%	37	72.7	86.5	63.8	60.5	70.5	70.5	91.9	57.4	73.7	72.3	61.7	61.7	$16,863	$1,157	$15,706
Rushton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6001 W 52nd St	Mission	66202	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4900	336	23	14.7	53.0%	152 (45.2%)	33 (9.8%)	93 (27.7%)	18 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.3%)	64.5	223^rd of 656 public elementary schools	66.0%		62.7	214^th of 653 public elementary schools	67.2%	9	56.8	46.3	58.5	56.7	54.5	51.3	50.0	37.2	54.0	47.8	57.1	57.1	$14,277	$400	$13,876
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6200 Roe Ave	Mission	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3300	345	27	12.9	10.4%	267 (77.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (9.6%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.1%)	97.6	3^rd of 656 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.9	12^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.2%	9	86.5	85.4	89.5	76.1	84.5	73.0	75.6	87.7	80.4	80.1	87.7	87.7	$14,809	$352	$14,457
Nieman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10917 W 67th St	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4000	456	31	14.6	64.5%	165 (36.2%)	34 (7.5%)	219 (48.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	33.3	464^th of 656 public elementary schools	29.3%		33.8	457^th of 653 public elementary schools	30.0%	7	36.0	37.7	41.3	37.0	38.2	29.1	41.9	34.3	39.3	36.2	36.2	36.2	$13,552	$930	$12,622
Midland Trail	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 South 51st Street	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3500	495	37	13.4	88.3%	88 (17.8%)	114 (23.0%)	258 (52.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	37.8	437^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.4%		39.4	420^th of 653 public elementary schools	35.7%	17	46.9	34.5	50.0		44.5	47.6	37.7	31.9		39.6	27.8	27.8	$14,469	$2,112	$12,357
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6301 W 78th St	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5500	277	23	11.8	30.0%	193 (69.7%)	18 (6.5%)	41 (14.8%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	65.2	220^th of 656 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.8	143^rd of 653 public elementary schools	78.1%	77	54.5	74.3	65.7	50.0	60.2	38.2	51.4	45.7	44.4	44.1	52.9	52.9	$16,580	$349	$16,231
Overland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8150 Santa Fe Dr	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-4200	391	26	15.1	52.9%	199 (50.9%)	38 (9.7%)	114 (29.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	41.1	402^nd of 656 public elementary schools	38.7%		38.4	426^th of 653 public elementary schools	34.8%	24	56.5	32.6	40.7	46.0	43.9	45.8	27.7	36.7	45.3	39.3	31.7	31.7	$12,576	$558	$12,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestview Elementary

How many students attend Crestview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Crestview Elementary.

What district is Crestview Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

What schools do graduates of Crestview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crestview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hocker Grove Middle
High : Shawnee Mission North High

Is Crestview Elementary a good school?

Crestview Elementary ranks 321^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Crestview Elementary?

Students at Crestview Elementary are 44% White, 37% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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