Corinth Elem, Prairie Village KS

Original Research by School Decision on Corinth Elem

Corinth Elementary, a public school in Prairie Village, Kansas, serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Shawnee Mission School District. The school’s student body is predominantly white, with modest representation of students who identify as two or more races, Hispanic, Asian, or Black. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is about the size you would expect for an elementary school covering this grade span.

Academically, this school posts strong results. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above reaches into the high ranges across the grades tested, with the strongest showing in fifth grade in both subjects. Science proficiency, tested only in fifth grade, is lower than the school’s math and English marks, though still at a level that suggests most students are meeting the state standard. A parent looking at these figures should know that Kansas changed its cut scores for these assessments, which makes year-over-year comparisons uncertain, but the current single-year picture shows achievement that is well above the typical range for schools in the state. When placed among other schools in its county, the school’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Johnson County.

Prairie Village is a post-war planned suburb, laid out by the J.C. Nichols company, with a network of named subdivisions and two shopping centers that serve as local retail anchors. The housing stock is dominated by single-family homes, and median home values in the area are high. The community is built out, with modest population growth in recent years, and it functions as a car-dependent suburb of Kansas City. The city has no traditional downtown; civic life centers on the shopping areas and the city hall. The public library’s Corinth branch is located in the city.

The Shawnee Mission district, which administers the school, has invested in district-wide Signature Programs for high school students, including pathways in biotechnology, engineering, culinary arts, and public safety, housed at a centralized center and a career technical campus. The district has also adopted a focus on personalized learning plans for every student, a pedagogical direction that shapes instruction across all its schools.

There is no state testing data for pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, and the school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not appear to have a Title I designation, and information on special education identification rates and English learner enrollment was not available in the data. For families considering this school, the academic picture is strong, and the community context is that of an affluent, established suburb. The housing market is expensive, which is a practical consideration for families who would need to live in the attendance area.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 385%

School 85% · District 53% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 57% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 588%

School 88% · District 58% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 686%

School 86% · District 58% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 385%

School 85% · District 60% · ▲ 25 pts above district

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

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 62% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 587%

School 87% · District 63% · ▲ 24 pts above district

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

Grade 684%

School 84% · District 59% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Science

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 54% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 9 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.