Brookwood Elem, Leawood KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Brookwood Elem

Brookwood Elementary is a public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Leawood, a prosperous, predominantly residential suburb of Kansas City. It is part of the Shawnee Mission School District, and its attendance zone sits in a community where home values are well above national and state medians and a very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For a parent considering this school, the academic picture is strong and the peer environment is notably homogeneous.

State assessment results show that across tested grades, students at Brookwood perform at levels that place the school in the top tier when compared with other elementary schools in Johnson County. In English language arts, proficiency rates are strong and rise across the grades, reaching a high point in sixth grade. Math proficiency rates are solid as well, with all tested grades posting results that are comfortably above the county median. Science results, available only for fifth grade, are lower than the school’s own math and English marks, though still within a respectable range. A parent may want to ask the school about science instruction and how it supports students who are not yet meeting that bar, but the overall academic picture is clearly one of high performance.

The student body is small and overwhelmingly white, with a very small share of students who are Hispanic, Asian, Black, or multiracial. The school serves a grade span that ends at sixth grade, so families will need to plan for a transition to a separate middle school. Data on special education identification and English learner services were not available, so a family with a child who has an Individualized Education Program or is learning English should confirm directly with the school what supports are in place. The school is not a Title I school, which aligns with the low level of economic disadvantage in the attendance zone.

Leawood itself is a car-dependent, affluent suburb with no traditional downtown. Commercial life is centered on shopping plazas and office parks along major roads. The housing market is expensive, with home values that far outpace national norms, and the community is largely built out, meaning future growth will come through infill and redevelopment rather than new subdivisions. For a family that values a stable, high-income suburban setting with strong academic expectations, this context is a good fit.

The Shawnee Mission district has invested in district-wide Signature Programs for high school students, such as Biotechnology, Engineering, and Medical Health Sciences, as well as a program focused on law enforcement and emergency medicine. These are relevant for families planning ahead, since Brookwood students will eventually feed into the district’s secondary schools. The district also emphasizes personalized learning plans for every student, a stated pedagogical direction that shapes instruction across all grade levels.

Brookwood Elementary delivers consistently high test scores in a context of very low economic diversity and a largely white student body. The school serves only through sixth grade, so families will need to engage with the middle school transition process. The Leawood housing market is expensive and the community is essentially built out, so this is a school for families who are already in the neighborhood or are willing to pay the premium to live there. For those who fit that profile, the academic foundation is clearly strong.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 53% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 57% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 58% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 58% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 60% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 62% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 63% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 59% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 54% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.