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Prairie Star Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3800 W. 143rd St., Leawood, KS 66224 · (913) 239-7100 · Part of Blue Valley Unified School District 229

Leawood’s School Grade A better than 90% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
371
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Prairie Star Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Leawood kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Leawood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Prairie Star ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3800 W. 143rd St., Leawood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 155
Grade 271
Grade 360
Grade 467
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
366’20
375’21
386’22
406’23
371’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Asian 11%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie Star Elementary from Leawood families.

Other schools in Blue Valley Unified School District 229

The district →
Stanley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A−
610 students20:1
Timber Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A+
583 students16:1
Wolf Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A
541 students14:1
Sunset Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A+
396 students13:1
Cedar Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Overland Park
A+
587 students15:1
Harmony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Overland Park
A+
562 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Leawood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.