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Merriam Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6100 Mastin St, Merriam, KS 66203 · (913) 993-3600 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

Merriam’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
415
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Merriam Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Next stop for Merriam kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Merriam Park ElementaryYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6100 Mastin St, Merriam

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten42
Grade 149
Grade 258
Grade 357
Grade 471
Grade 554
Grade 657
Enrollment over time
449’20
432’21
431’22
429’23
415’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 26%Black 12%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Merriam Park Elementary from Merriam families.

Other schools in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

The district →
Briarwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
674 students17:1
Corinth Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
576 students18:1
Brookridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
B
548 students15:1
Shawanoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
D
530 students16:1
Apache Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Overland Park
C+
526 students15:1
Mill Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shawnee
A
495 students17:1

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; Merriam’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.