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Santa Fe Trail Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

44^th

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of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Santa Fe Trail Elementary is a public elementary school in Overland Park, Kansas that serves 320 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District, which is ranked 45 out of 264 districts in the state.

Santa Fe Trail Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Kansas. Its students significantly outperform the district and state averages on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests, with 70.47% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72.28% in Mathematics, compared to 57.24% and 52.56% for the district, and 44.47% and 38.73% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for its White and Special Education student subgroups, ranking among the top 20 and 11 elementary schools in Kansas, respectively.

While Santa Fe Trail Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.7% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has grown from 27.81% in 2021-2022 to 36.56% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families. The school's performance, however, remains strong compared to nearby schools, such as Overland Park Elementary, Crestview Elementary, and Comanche Elementary, which lag behind in academic achievement.

310

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,863

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7100 Lamar Ave
Overland Park, KS 66204

(913) 993-5000

District: Shawnee Mission Pub School

Students who attend Santa Fe Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hocker Grove Middle
High:	Shawnee Mission North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 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 school68%

District avg54%

Kansas avg42%

44^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	88.8	44 of 656	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	81 of 653	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	103 of 660	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	132 of 668	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	207 of 670	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	139 of 667	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	115 of 656	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	121 of 659	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.0	104 of 656	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	202 of 678	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.1	240 of 668	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	331 of 660	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	72.2	148 of 631	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	125 of 630	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	52.2	370 of 621	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.4	363 of 614	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.6	469 of 600	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.3	337 of 585	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	68.0	158 of 591	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	95 of 591	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	110 of 574	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	41.7	138 of 235	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	58 of 533	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	84 of 546	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	138 of 541	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	89 of 512	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.8	4 of 494	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.8	73 of 509	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	49 of 512	90.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	62.5	204 of 605	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	106 of 586	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	130 of 575	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	11 of 313	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	14 of 306	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	19 of 576	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	84 of 579	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	80 of 584	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	130 of 596	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	222 of 587	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	111 of 592	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	89 of 574	84.5%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2021)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)66th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2019)41st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

English Language Arts70%+26 vs state

Science62%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Santa Fe Trail 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6642 Mission Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4400	446	27	16.5	5.8%	387 (86.8%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	96.7	5^th of 656 public elementary schools	99.2%		95.8	8^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.8%	3	79.7	83.9	87.1	75.8	81.6	76.3	79.0	77.4	75.8	77.1	79.0	79.0	$11,567	$412	$11,155
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
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
Belinder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7230 Belinder Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-1800	489	30	16.5	7.0%	415 (84.9%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	88.5	46^th of 656 public elementary schools	93.0%		91	34^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.8%	12	78.8	70.5	71.4	67.3	72.1	74.2	61.8	67.5	65.3	66.9	55.8	55.8	$11,271	$546	$10,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Fe Trail Elementary

Is Santa Fe Trail Elementary a good school?

Yes. Santa Fe Trail Elementary ranks in the top 6.7% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Santa Fe Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Fe Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hocker Grove Middle
High : Shawnee Mission North High

What is the racial makeup of Santa Fe Trail Elementary?

Students at Santa Fe Trail Elementary are 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Santa Fe Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Santa Fe Trail Elementary.

What district is Santa Fe Trail Elementary in?

Shawnee Mission Pub School

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