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John Diemer Elementary

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John Diemer Elementary ranks 98 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

John Diemer Elementary is a public elementary school in Overland Park, Kansas, serving 411 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Diemer Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in Kansas, with strong academic performance across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.15% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.24% for the district and 44.47% for the state. The school's 4th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Science scores are particularly impressive, with proficiency rates significantly higher than district and state averages. While the school supports diverse student populations well, its performance for special education students is relatively weaker.

When compared to nearby schools, Corinth Elementary and Briarwood Elementary are the highest-performing in the area, with significantly higher academic achievement across all grades and subjects. Pawnee Elementary, Overland Park Elementary, and Brookridge Elementary have lower academic performance than John Diemer Elementary. Schools like Brookwood Elementary and Trailwood Elementary have similar or slightly higher academic achievement compared to John Diemer Elementary.

427

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,707

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9600 Lamar Ave
Overland Park, KS 66207

(913) 993-3100

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend John Diemer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Woods Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (67% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Kansas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

98^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	81.5	98 of 656	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	120 of 653	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	96 of 660	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	140 of 668	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	57 of 670	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	66 of 667	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	57 of 656	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	85.0	69 of 659	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	88 of 656	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	84 of 678	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.2	223 of 668	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	194 of 660	70.6%	★★★★☆
2011	60.0	314 of 631	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	252 of 630	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	164 of 621	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	41.5	440 of 614	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.8	291 of 600	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	243 of 585	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	83.8	68 of 591	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	54 of 591	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	39 of 574	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	70 of 262	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	20 of 260	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	23 of 245	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	60.9	64 of 254	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	14 of 229	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.4	19 of 235	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	1 of 207	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	107 of 533	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	120 of 546	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	46 of 541	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	47.2	275 of 512	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.9	96 of 494	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	79 of 509	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	11 of 512	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	86.2	58 of 605	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	81 of 586	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	83 of 575	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	194 of 306	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	23 of 576	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	96 of 579	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	88 of 584	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	74 of 596	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	34 of 587	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	33 of 592	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	58 of 574	89.9%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)90th percentile~ school

Female (2021)88th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)37th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+31 vs state

English Language Arts65%+21 vs state

Mathematics63%+24 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
John Diemer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9600 Lamar Ave	Overland Park	66207	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3100	427	29	14.7	30.7%	276 (64.6%)	26 (6.1%)	83 (19.4%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	81.5	98^th of 656 public elementary schools	85.1%		75.5	120^th of 653 public elementary schools	81.6%	22	52.7	81.4	65.1	56.6	65.2	50.0	71.4	69.8	58.5	62.6	72.1	72.1	$11,707	$578	$11,130
Trailwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5101 W 95th St	Overland Park	66207	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-5600	429	28	15.0	14.7%	346 (80.7%)	15 (3.5%)	26 (6.1%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	96.2	7^th of 656 public elementary schools	98.9%		91.1	31^st of 653 public elementary schools	95.3%	24	80.8	78.9	85.2	76.6	80.2	73.6	71.9	85.2	71.9	75.4	83.3	83.3	$12,476	$533	$11,943
Brookridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9920 Lowell	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2400	548	36	15.3	47.3%	300 (54.7%)	57 (10.4%)	139 (25.4%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	67.7	186^th of 656 public elementary schools	71.6%		50.9	315^th of 653 public elementary schools	51.8%	129	65.1	49.3	67.7	43.2	55.2	58.2	54.4	57.1	42.9	52.6	50.8	50.8	$12,034	$544	$11,490
Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 W. 86th St	Prairie Village	66207	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2200	674	40	16.8	15.9%	542 (80.4%)	23 (3.4%)	67 (9.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	89.4	37^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.4%		94.4	14^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.9%	23	73.3	77.0	77.3	71.0	74.6	66.3	64.0	70.8	72.3	68.5	53.6	53.6	$10,990	$385	$10,605
Pawnee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9501 W 91st St	Overland Park	66212	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4300	374	28	13.2	50.5%	178 (47.6%)	35 (9.4%)	112 (29.9%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	38	436^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.5%		50.3	323^rd of 653 public elementary schools	50.5%	113	48.4	50.0	39.0	43.2	45.2	34.9	39.2	22.9	42.1	33.8	29.5	29.5	$12,706	$757	$11,949
Brookwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3411 W. 103rd Street	Leawood	66206	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2500	466	29	16.0	8.6%	410 (88.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)	94	14^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.5	17^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.4%	3	72.7	78.1	78.9	82.6	78.1	75.7	82.8	75.4	73.9	76.9	63.2	63.2	$12,344	$302	$12,041
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
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
Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8301 Mission Road	Prairie Village	66206	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2900	576	32	18.2	6.4%	519 (90.1%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	96.6	6^th of 656 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.6	4^th of 653 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	85.1	76.1	86.5	84.4	83.4	85.1	77.5	87.6	85.7	84.3	66.3	66.3	$11,044	$513	$10,531
Comanche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8200 Grant	Overland Park	66204	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-2800	369	28	13.0	77.8%	95 (25.7%)	44 (11.9%)	195 (52.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.8%)	38.9	423^rd of 656 public elementary schools	35.5%		41.3	405^th of 653 public elementary schools	38.0%	18	49.0	42.6	34.1	44.9	43.0	32.7	40.8	37.2	47.1	39.5	25.6	25.6	$14,844	$984	$13,861

Frequently Asked Questions about John Diemer Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John Diemer Elementary?

Students at John Diemer Elementary are 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is John Diemer Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

Is John Diemer Elementary a good school?

John Diemer Elementary ranks 98^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John Diemer Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Diemer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indian Woods Middle
High : Shawnee Mission South High

How many students attend John Diemer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended John Diemer Elementary.

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