Summary:
ZIP code 66212 has three schools in the Shawnee Mission Public School district: two elementary schools, Brookridge Elementary and Pawnee Elementary, and one high school, Shawnee Mission West High. Across the schools, average proficiency is 51% in English language arts (ELA), 48% in math, and 40% in science, compared with state averages of 46%, 41%, and 38%. The area averages are favorable, but results vary substantially by school—so the most important finding is that school choice makes a meaningful difference in reported proficiency.
Brookridge is the clearest proficiency leader, with 61% in ELA, 59% in math, and 48% in science—15, 18, and 10 percentage points above the state, respectively. West has the lowest all-grades results: 46% in ELA, 40% in math, and 31% in science. The gap between Brookridge and West is 15 points in ELA, 19 in math, and 17 in science. Pawnee falls between them overall, with 47% in ELA, 46% in math, and 42% in science, though some grade-level results are below state levels, including grade 3 math and grade 6 ELA. SchoolDigger ranks Brookridge in the 78th percentile statewide (4 stars), West in the 65th (3 stars), and Pawnee in the 48th (2 stars).
Reported ELA and math proficiency increased at all three schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26. The three-school average rose 7 percentage points in ELA and 10 in math, compared with state increases of 1 and 2 points. Science moved differently at the elementary schools: Brookridge fell 3 points, while Pawnee rose 13. West’s SchoolDigger ranking also rebounded, climbing from the 28th percentile in 2023–24 to the 65th in 2025–26. Context measures do not follow a simple pattern with results: Brookridge’s student–teacher ratio is 15.3 and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 47%, compared with Pawnee’s 13.2 and 51%; West’s figures are 15.2 and 56%. West also reports chronic absenteeism of 34%, versus 18% for the state and district.
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