📍 5901 Alden, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66216
Broken Arrow Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 355 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 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Broken Arrow Elem enrolls 355 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 22% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 163 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 10% |
| Asian | 17 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 355 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Broken Arrow Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 10, state house district 17.
Broken Arrow 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 355 students, Broken Arrow 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: Suburb - Large