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Nieman Elementary

Q: Is Nieman Elementary a good school?

Nieman Elementary ranks 464 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Nieman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shawnee, Kansas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 442 students. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Nieman Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Nieman Elementary's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate for all grades was 38.15%, compared to 57.24% for the district and 44.47% for the state. Similarly, its Mathematics proficiency rate was 36.2%, compared to 52.56% for the district and 38.73% for the state. Additionally, Nieman Elementary has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, with a rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average which was not provided.

When comparing Nieman Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, such as Mill Creek Elementary and Rhein Benninghoven Elementary, it becomes evident that Nieman Elementary is performing significantly worse in terms of academic proficiency and other key metrics. This suggests that the school may benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to its underperformance, such as high chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population, which includes 67.87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

456

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,552

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10917 W 67th St
Shawnee, KS 66203

(913) 993-4000

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Nieman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hocker Grove Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.0%

White:

36.2%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

464^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	33.3	464 of 656	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	457 of 653	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	512 of 660	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	521 of 668	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	549 of 670	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	388 of 667	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	426 of 656	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	402 of 659	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	481 of 656	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.2	421 of 678	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	438 of 668	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	443 of 660	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	473 of 631	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	491 of 630	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.9	383 of 621	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	426 of 614	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.1	511 of 600	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	428 of 585	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	52 of 68	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	37 of 73	49.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	45 of 129	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	92 of 124	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	71 of 117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	54 of 117	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	92 of 108	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	70 of 122	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	90 of 129	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	25.2	470 of 591	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	357 of 591	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	415 of 574	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	164 of 262	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	129 of 260	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	169 of 245	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	123 of 254	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	131 of 229	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	76 of 235	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	98 of 207	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	310 of 533	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	327 of 546	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	401 of 541	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	388 of 512	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	343 of 494	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	234 of 509	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	303 of 512	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	26.7	476 of 605	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	305 of 586	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	325 of 575	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	184 of 313	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	239 of 576	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	264 of 579	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	433 of 584	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	365 of 596	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	402 of 587	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	240 of 592	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	208 of 574	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2023)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)21st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-6 vs state

Science36%-5 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Principal doesn't hear you when you talk. We tried to express concern and she just smiled a lot and had zero feedback. One of our children's teachers is extremely hostile and unprofessional. We cannot wait to pull our kids out of that place. Close Quote

Schools Near Nieman 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
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
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
Shawanoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11230 W 75th	Shawnee	66214	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-5100	530	34	15.5	86.4%	73 (13.8%)	76 (14.3%)	327 (61.7%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	12.3	594^th of 656 public elementary schools	9.5%		23.7	524^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.8%	70	30.4	27.8	23.9	21.4	25.9	25.7	20.0	24.6	22.7	23.1	10.1	10.1	$12,992	$1,415	$11,577
Rhein Benninghoven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6720 Caenen St	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1900	423	28	15.1	28.8%	285 (67.4%)	32 (7.6%)	63 (14.9%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	84.5	78^th of 656 public elementary schools	88.1%		84.8	79^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.9%	1	61.0	76.4	65.5	58.7	65.6	56.9	72.7	64.4	69.6	65.6	61.0	61.0	$12,736	$300	$12,436
Ray Marsh Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5642 Rosehill Rd	Shawnee	66216	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3400	458	30	15.1	32.1%	339 (74.0%)	27 (5.9%)	64 (14.0%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	82.7	89^th of 656 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.4	47^th of 653 public elementary schools	92.8%	42	55.8	70.0	65.2	70.5	66.2	48.1	67.1	67.6	73.1	65.3	63.2	63.2	$11,348	$328	$11,020
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
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
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
Bluejacket-Flint	Public	PK, KG-6	11615 W 49th Ter	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-2000	395	30	13.2	45.1%	236 (59.7%)	27 (6.8%)	89 (22.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	67.7	184^th of 656 public elementary schools	72.0%		64.7	199^th of 653 public elementary schools	69.5%	15	59.3	56.9	49.0	63.9	57.7	42.6	52.9	52.0	68.9	54.6	46.0	46.0	$14,877	$388	$14,489
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13951 W 79th St	Shawnee	66215	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-3700	495	30	16.5	20.0%	370 (74.7%)	23 (4.6%)	60 (12.1%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	85.9	66^th of 656 public elementary schools	89.9%		81.3	96^th of 653 public elementary schools	85.3%	30	76.5	68.3	63.1	74.7	70.9	62.7	68.2	56.9	78.5	67.1	53.8	53.8	$11,002	$736	$10,265

Frequently Asked Questions about Nieman Elementary

Is Nieman Elementary a good school?

Nieman Elementary ranks 464^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Nieman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nieman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hocker Grove Middle
High : Shawnee Mission North High

What is the racial makeup of Nieman Elementary?

Students at Nieman Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Nieman Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

How many students attend Nieman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Nieman Elementary.

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