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Briarwood Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

5300 W. 86th St, Prairie Village, KS 66207 · (913) 993-2200 · Part of Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

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

Directions
Students
674
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Briarwood Elem

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Prairie Village kids: Indian Hills Middle

On the path

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

PK–6Briarwood ElemYou are here
7–8Indian Hills Middle879 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency66%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts72%
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 ↗

5300 W. 86th St, Prairie Village

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten85
Grade 198
Grade 2112
Grade 388
Grade 492
Grade 599
Grade 693
Enrollment over time
590’20
644’21
660’22
665’23
674’24

Up 14.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 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 Briarwood Elem from Prairie Village families.

Other schools in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District

The district →
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
Belinder Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Prairie Village
A+
489 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; Prairie Village’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.