📍 6100 Mastin, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, 66203
Merriam Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shawnee Mission, Johnson County. The school has 431 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 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merriam Park Elementary enrolls 431 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 431 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Merriam Park Elementary 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 24.
Merriam Park Elementary 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 431 students, Merriam Park Elementary 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
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