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Tomahawk Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6301 W 78th St, Overland Park, KS 66204 · (913) 993-5500 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Tomahawk Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Overland Park kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Tomahawk ElemYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

6301 W 78th St, Overland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten32
Grade 152
Grade 235
Grade 351
Grade 435
Grade 537
Grade 635
Enrollment over time
253’20
292’21
290’22
279’23
277’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tomahawk Elem from Overland Park 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; Overland Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.