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Schools in Lake Quivira · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District, Turner Unified School District 202

Lake Quivira’s public schools outscore 77% of Kansas districts

Reading proficiency in Lake Quivira’s districts is 42%, above the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lake Quivira, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
42%
▲ 10 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 8 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 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified
Students per teacher
14.8
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
29,855 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Quivira’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 62 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Quivira’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% across both districts 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

Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified spends $13,332 per student and Turner Unified School District 202 $13,785, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Lake Quivira’s grade

A− Test scoresC+ Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (62)Better than 61%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 15,189 test results and a graduating class of 2,018 could put Lake Quivira anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Lake Quivira’s students in the tested grades sat them (15,402 in math, 14,977 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

38 schools teach K in Lake Quivira’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
A+
674 students17:1Rate it →
Corinth Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
576 students18:1Rate it →
Turner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
C+
560 students14:1Rate it →
Brookridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
548 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C+
532 students15:1Rate it →
Shawanoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
D
530 students16:1Rate it →
Apache Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
C+
526 students15:1Rate it →
Mill Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A
495 students17:1Rate it →
Midland Trail
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C−
495 students13:1Rate it →
Belinder Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
489 students17:1Rate it →
Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A+
480 students16:1Rate it →
Rosehill Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
B
477 students16:1Rate it →
Rising Star Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
B+
473 students14:1Rate it →
Brookwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leawood
A+
466 students16:1Rate it →
Ray Marsh Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A+
458 students15:1Rate it →
Nieman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
C
456 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
446 students17:1Rate it →
Trailwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A+
429 students15:1Rate it →
John Diemer Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A
427 students15:1Rate it →
Rhein Benninghoven Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
B+
423 students15:1Rate it →
Merriam Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merriam
B
415 students15:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
A
400 students13:1Rate it →
Bluejacket-Flint
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
B+
395 students13:1Rate it →
Overland Park Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B−
391 students15:1Rate it →
Sunflower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
A
390 students14:1Rate it →
Broken Arrow Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
B
382 students13:1Rate it →
Crestview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merriam
B
374 students13:1Rate it →
Pawnee Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
374 students13:1Rate it →
Comanche Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B−
369 students13:1Rate it →
Roesland Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Roeland Park
A−
350 students15:1Rate it →
Highlands Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
A+
345 students13:1Rate it →
Rushton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
A−
336 students15:1Rate it →
Westwood View Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Westwood
A+
321 students16:1Rate it →
Santa Fe Trail Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A−
310 students13:1Rate it →
Lenexa Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
A−
292 students14:1Rate it →
East Antioch Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
282 students13:1Rate it →
Tomahawk Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B+
277 students12:1Rate it →
Junction Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
B+
234 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–638 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−

Lake Quivira runs its own schools through grade 12 (Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District). From grade PK, students attend the Turner Unified School District 202. Its school is in Prairie Village. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lake Quivira

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 45 schools · 26,330 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,332KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Turner Unified School District 202Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,865 students · 14.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,785KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District45%
State average 32.5% · 13127 students tested
Math · PK–12, Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District40%
State average 29.4% · 13442 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Turner Unified School District 20221%
State average 32.5% · 1850 students tested
Math · PK–12, Turner Unified School District 20216%
State average 29.4% · 1960 students tested

Lake Quivira vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Lake Quivira’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake QuiviraA−Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 · Turner Unified School District 202 PK–12
ShawneeADe Soto Unified School District 232 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12
Kansas CityD−Kansas City Unified School District 500 PK–12 · Piper-Kansas City Unified School District 203 PK–12

Every school in Lake Quivira

50 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lake Quivirain other towns
Briarwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
674 students17:1Rate it →
Corinth Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
576 students18:1Rate it →
Turner Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kansas City
C+
560 students14:1Rate it →
Brookridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
548 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C+
532 students15:1Rate it →
Shawanoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
D
530 students16:1Rate it →
Apache Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
C+
526 students15:1Rate it →
Mill Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A
495 students17:1Rate it →
Midland Trail
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
C−
495 students13:1Rate it →
Belinder Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
489 students17:1Rate it →
Oak Park-Carpenter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A+
480 students16:1Rate it →
Rosehill Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
B
477 students16:1Rate it →
Rising Star Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
B+
473 students14:1Rate it →
Brookwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leawood
A+
466 students16:1Rate it →
Ray Marsh Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A+
458 students15:1Rate it →
Nieman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
C
456 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
446 students17:1Rate it →
Trailwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A+
429 students15:1Rate it →
John Diemer Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A
427 students15:1Rate it →
Rhein Benninghoven Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
B+
423 students15:1Rate it →
Merriam Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merriam
B
415 students15:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
A
400 students13:1Rate it →
Bluejacket-Flint
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
B+
395 students13:1Rate it →
Overland Park Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B−
391 students15:1Rate it →
Sunflower Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
A
390 students14:1Rate it →
Broken Arrow Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
B
382 students13:1Rate it →
Crestview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merriam
B
374 students13:1Rate it →
Pawnee Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
374 students13:1Rate it →
Comanche Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B−
369 students13:1Rate it →
Roesland Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Roeland Park
A−
350 students15:1Rate it →
Highlands Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
A+
345 students13:1Rate it →
Rushton Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mission
A−
336 students15:1Rate it →
Westwood View Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Westwood
A+
321 students16:1Rate it →
Santa Fe Trail Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
A−
310 students13:1Rate it →
Lenexa Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenexa
A−
292 students14:1Rate it →
East Antioch Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
282 students13:1Rate it →
Tomahawk Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B+
277 students12:1Rate it →
Junction Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kansas City
B+
234 students12:1Rate it →
Turner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kansas City
D
585 students14:1Rate it →
Indian Hills Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Prairie Village
A−
879 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Woods Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Overland Park
B
809 students16:1Rate it →
Westridge Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Overland Park
C−
761 students13:1Rate it →
Trailridge Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Shawnee
C+
752 students14:1Rate it →
Hocker Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Shawnee
C
714 students13:1Rate it →
Shawnee Mission East High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prairie Village
A−
1,737 students16:1Rate it →
Shawnee Mission Northwest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shawnee
B
1,599 students15:1Rate it →
Shawnee Mission West High
High · Grades 9–12 · Overland Park
C+
1,599 students15:1Rate it →
Shawnee Mission South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Overland Park
B
1,574 students16:1Rate it →
Shawnee Mission North High
High · Grades 9–12 · Overland Park
C+
1,502 students15:1Rate it →
Turner High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kansas City
D−
1,147 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Quivira’s schools

Are Lake Quivira’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Quivira children attend outscore 77% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Quivira in?

Two districts: Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District runs grades PK–12, and Turner Unified School District 202 runs grades PK–12.

Where do Lake Quivira kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Shawnee Mission East High, Shawnee Mission Northwest High, Shawnee Mission West High, Shawnee Mission South High, Shawnee Mission North High and Turner High.

What is Lake Quivira’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Lake Quivira spend per student?

$13,332 in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District and $13,785 in Turner Unified School District 202 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.