Herman J. and Ella B. Voigts House · Photo: Glenn Kinyon · CC BY-SA 3.0Leawood’s public schools outscore 90% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Leawood’s districts is 45%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Leawood, 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.
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.
Leawood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 50 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leawood’s, its schools beat 82%, lower than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 45% 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
Blue Valley Unified School District 229 spends $13,588 per student and Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified $13,332, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Michael the Archangel School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Leawood’s grade
A: better than 90% of Kansas school districts, #11 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leawood, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Leawood · depends on your address
Leawood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Brookwood Elem
Grades PK–6 · 466 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Prairie Star Middle
Grades 6–8 · 438 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Leawood · depends on your address
Leawood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Prairie Star Middle
Grades 6–8 · 438 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Leawood · depends on your address
Leawood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Prairie Star Middle
Grades 6–8 · 438 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Leawood runs its own schools through grade 12 (Blue Valley Unified School District 229). From grade PK, students attend the Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District, shared with Fairway, Lake Quivira, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Westwood and Westwood Hills. Its high school is in Prairie Village. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Leawood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Leawood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Leawood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leawood | A | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
| Overland Park | A | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
| Prairie Village | A− | Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified |
All 2 neighbors share Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified with Leawood for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Kansas City, MO borders Leawood but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Leawood
17 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).
Questions about Leawood’s schools
Are Leawood’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Leawood children attend outscore 90% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #11 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Leawood in?
Two districts: Blue Valley Unified School District 229 runs grades PK–12, and Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fairway, Lake Quivira, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Westwood and Westwood Hills.
Where do Leawood kids go to high school?
One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Shawnee Mission East High, Shawnee Mission Northwest High, Shawnee Mission West High, Shawnee Mission South High, Blue Valley West High, Shawnee Mission North High, Blue Valley Northwest High, Blue Valley High, Blue Valley North High and Blue Valley Southwest High School.
What is Leawood’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 Leawood spend per student?
$13,588 in Blue Valley Unified School District 229 and $13,332 in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Leawood?
Yes: St. Michael the Archangel School (Catholic, grades K–8, 521 students).
Parents talk
What Leawood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Leawood → They have their own page.
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.