📍 6301 W 78th St, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66204
Tomahawk Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shawnee Mission Pub Sch school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tomahawk Elem enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 207 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 290 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 74 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Tomahawk Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 7, state house district 21.
Tomahawk 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 290 students, Tomahawk Elem is smaller than the district average of about 589 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize