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Schools in Fairway · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

Fairway’s public schools outscore 84% of Kansas districts

45% of students in Fairway’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fairway, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#20of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

45%

▲ 12 pts vs KS 32%

2021–22

Math proficiency

40%

▲ 11 pts vs KS 29%

2021–22

Graduate on time

87%

▼ 1 pts vs KS 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.3K

▼ 11% vs KS $15.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.9

KS 13.3 · larger classes

Schools in town

26,302 students on the public path

In brief

Fairway’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 115 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairway’s, its schools beat 77%, lower than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,332 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

34 elementary schools, then five middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairway’s grade

A Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

A−: better than 84% of Kansas school districts, #20 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 84%

Lower resultsHigher results

Kansas towns with similar household incomes (115)Better than 77%

A⁻AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 13,284 test results and a graduating class of 2,018 could put Fairway anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fairway’s students in the tested grades sat them (13,442 in math, 13,127 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fairway, with each school’s own grade.

34 schools teach K in Fairway’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Briarwood Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village

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Corinth Elem

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village

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Town	Schools	Main districts
Fairway	A⁻	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified
Mission Hills	A⁻	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified
Roeland Park	A⁻	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified
Westwood	A⁻	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified
Prairie Village	A⁻	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified
Mission	A⁻	Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified

Fairway’s public schools outscore 84% of Kansas districts

Fairway’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on tests

Spending and class size

34 elementary schools, then five middle and five high schools

What’s behind Fairway’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Fairway vs. its neighbors

Every school in Fairway

Questions about Fairway’s schools

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