Best Public Schools in Leawood, KS

Summary:

The city of Leawood, Kansas is home to 6 highly-ranked public schools, including 4 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, all part of the Blue Valley or Shawnee Mission Public School districts. These schools consistently demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with several standout institutions leading the way.

Mission Trail Elementary is the top-ranked elementary school in Kansas, boasting impressive proficiency rates of 83.88% in English Language Arts and 80.87% in Mathematics. Brookwood Elementary, ranked 17th in the state, also excels with 67.32% proficiency in ELA and 71.31% in Math. At the middle school level, Prairie Star Middle stands out, ranking 6th in Kansas with 55.09% proficiency in ELA and 63.03% in Math.

The Leawood schools generally have very high test scores compared to state and district averages, with low free/reduced lunch rates suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The schools also benefit from high per-student spending, ranging from $8,517 to $11,764, and low student-teacher ratios, between 11.6 and 15.8. These factors likely contribute to the schools' strong academic performance and the overall excellence of the Leawood educational system.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)							KAP Mathematics (2024)							KAP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	462	31	15.0	9.1%	410 (88.7%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.6%)	93.5	17^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.7	7^th of 660 public elementary schools	98.9%	10	73.8	63.8	67.1	64.4			67.3	82.0	63.8	63.0	78.0			71.3	61.1		61.1	$8,517	$310	$8,207
Prairie Star Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 W. 143rd St.	Leawood	66224	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7100	406	29	14.2	9.1%	309 (76.1%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	91	33^rd of 653 public elementary schools	94.9%		89.4	49^th of 660 public elementary schools	92.6%	16	59.4	56.8	68.1				61.3	73.9	70.3	63.8				69.3	72.5		72.5	$11,764	$160	$11,604
Prairie Star Middle	Public	6-8	14201 Mission Road	Leawood	66224	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-5600	439	36	12.3	6.2%	313 (71.3%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.1%)	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	96.3	6^th of 362 public middle schools	98.3%		94	8^th of 362 public middle schools	97.8%	2				76.2	55.2	35.3	55.1				60.8	61.4	66.7	63.0		50.6	50.6	$11,001	$554	$10,447
Leawood Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 W. 123rd St.	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6600	556	36	15.3	6.3%	467 (84.0%)	9 (1.6%)	35 (6.3%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	89.4	46^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.0%		89.5	47^th of 660 public elementary schools	92.9%	1	67.1	68.6	64.0				66.5	74.4	54.5	56.0				60.8	63.0		63.0	$9,043	$142	$8,901
Leawood Middle	Public	6-8	2410 W. 123rd St.	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-5300	490	36	13.5	7.6%	405 (82.7%)	15 (3.1%)	24 (4.9%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	91.7	18^th of 362 public middle schools	95.0%		89.9	19^th of 362 public middle schools	94.8%	1				70.3	68.0	32.3	57.1				66.1	61.2	35.2	54.3		40.7	40.7	$10,595	$234	$10,361
Mission Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Mission Road	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6700	369	30	12.2	12.5%	287 (77.8%)	12 (3.3%)	24 (6.5%)	14 (3.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	98.5	1^st of 653 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.4	5^th of 660 public elementary schools	99.2%	4	76.4	89.7	84.2				83.9	85.2	84.0	73.3				80.9	82.8		82.8	$11,215	$134	$11,081

Cities Near Leawood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Overland Park	0.86 mi	47	32^nd
Prairie Village	1.9 mi	6	3^rd
Mission	4.64 mi	2	31^st
Shawnee Mission	5.21 mi	1
Merriam	5.36 mi	2	132^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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Best Public Schools in Leawood, KS

Mission Trail Elementary

Prairie Star Middle

Brookwood Elementary

Leawood Middle

Prairie Star Elementary

Leawood Elementary

Cities Near Leawood