📍 5300 W. 86th Street, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66207
Briarwood Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Pub Sch school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Briarwood Elem enrolls 660 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 532 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 660 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Briarwood Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 7, state house district 19.
Briarwood Elem is one of 45 schools in Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, based in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The district serves 26,513 students district-wide and employs 1,968 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 660 students, Briarwood Elem is close to the district average of about 589 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large