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Prairie Star Elementary School vs. Leawood Elementary School

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School Overview

School
Prairie Star Elementary School
3800 W. 143rd St.
Overland Park, KS 66224
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Leawood Elementary School
2400 W. 123rd St.
Leawood, KS 66209
: 
10/
10
Top 10%
Top Rankings

Prairie Star Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)

Leawood Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Overview
Serving 406 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Prairie Star Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Kansas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 55-59% (which is higher than the Kansas state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 60-64% (which is higher than the Kansas state average of 32%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the Kansas state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Kansas state average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 556 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Leawood Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Kansas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 52% (which is higher than the Kansas state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 69% (which is higher than the Kansas state average of 32%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Kansas state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Kansas state average of 39% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
K-5
K-5
Total Students
406 students
556 students
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This chart displays total students of Leawood Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
48% | 52%
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Total Classroom Teachers
29 teachers
36 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Leawood Elementary School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
15:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Prairie Star Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Leawood Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#64 out of 1280 schools in KS
(Top 5%)
#83 out of 1280 schools in KS
(Top 10%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Prairie Star Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Leawood Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
55-59%
(Top 10% in KS)
52%
(Top 20% in KS)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
60-64%
(Top 5% in KS)
69%
(Top 5% in KS)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
65-69%
(Top 5% in KS)
70-74%
(Top 5% in KS)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Prairie Star Elementary School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Leawood Elementary School by grade.
Kindergarten Students
59
85
Grade 1 Students
70
76
Grade 2 Students
59
107
Grade 3 Students
71
83
Grade 4 Students
78
103
Grade 5 Students
69
102

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Prairie Star Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Leawood Elementary School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.
% Asian
10%
3%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
5%
6%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
n/a
2%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
76%
84%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
5%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.41
0.29
This chart displays the diversity score of Prairie Star Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Leawood Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
6%
6%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Prairie Star Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Leawood Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Kansas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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