Best Public Schools in Roeland Park, KS

Summary:

The city of Roeland Park, Kansas is home to a single standout elementary school, Roesland Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the Shawnee Mission Public School District. Roesland Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Kansas elementary schools over the past three years, with a ranking of 61 out of 653 schools in the most recent 2023-2024 school year.

Roesland Elementary's performance on state assessments is significantly above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 59.4% in ELA and 59.3% in Math, compared to state averages of 33.55% and 31.6%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 67.38% in 2023-2024 was also well above the state average of 45.03%. Roesland Elementary has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, indicating it is one of the top-performing schools in the state.

Despite serving a diverse student population, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Roesland Elementary has demonstrated consistently high academic performance, suggesting the school is providing a high-quality education to its students. While the school is already a top-performing institution, there may be opportunities for continued growth and improvement, particularly in areas where its proficiency rates, while still strong, are not as high as in other subject areas.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)					KAP Mathematics (2024)					KAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roesland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 Parish Dr	Roeland Park	66205	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-4700	351	24	14.8	47.6%	192 (54.7%)	32 (9.1%)	94 (26.8%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	87.3	61^st of 653 public elementary schools	90.7%		82.5	89^th of 660 public elementary schools	86.5%	28	53.5	65.8	69.6	48.8	59.4	65.9	59.0	63.0	48.8	59.3	67.4	67.4	$10,207	$682	$9,525

Cities Near Roeland Park

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Overland Park	0.19 mi	47	32^nd
Shawnee Mission	0.52 mi	1
Merriam	0.63 mi	2	132^nd
Mission	1.11 mi	2	31^st
Shawnee	2.03 mi	18	50^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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