Roesland Elem, Roeland Park KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Roesland Elem

Roesland Elementary is a public school in the Shawnee Mission School District, serving students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the Johnson County suburb of Roeland Park, Kansas. The school is a neighborhood institution woven into a residential fabric of modest single-story bungalows, a community that was originally developed as a streetcar suburb and retains a cozy, park-focused character.

Academically, Roesland delivers solid results on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP). Across tested grades, proficiency rates in English language arts are consistently above the district and state medians, with the strongest performance in third grade and fifth grade. Math proficiency is similarly steady across grades, with the highest rates in fourth grade. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a lower proficiency rate, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the curriculum and support in that subject. Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Johnson County, a competitive field that includes several high-performing suburban systems. This is a clear strength.

The school serves a diverse student body. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a mix of economic backgrounds that is wider than in some neighboring districts. The student population is predominantly white, with a significant Hispanic enrollment, a smaller Black enrollment, and a modest share of students who identify as two or more races; Asian students make up a very small portion. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and it is part of one of the larger and more established districts in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Roeland Park itself is largely built out and landlocked, but it is experiencing a slow redevelopment trend where older modest homes are being replaced by larger single-family houses, a pattern seen more intensely in nearby communities. A new apartment complex with a substantial number of units is slated to begin construction, which could gradually shift the local housing stock and the demographics of the area over time. Housing values and rents in the area are high relative to state averages, reflecting the broader Johnson County market.

The Shawnee Mission School District provides a stable academic environment with a district-wide focus on personalized learning plans for every student, a pedagogical direction that affects all its elementary schools. For high school, the district offers Signature Programs at the Center for Academic Achievement and the Career Technical Campus, including pathways in biotechnology, culinary arts, engineering, animation and game design, medical health sciences, and emergency services. These are available to students who move through the feeder system, though Roesland itself is an elementary school and does not offer these programs directly.

The school lacks a formal graduation rate because it serves only through sixth grade; that metric applies to the high schools in the district. Chronic absenteeism data was not available, so the full picture of student attendance patterns is unknown. The school’s locale is a residential suburb without a traditional downtown commercial center; civic life is anchored by the Community Center and Aquatic Center campus on Rosewood Drive, the Cedar Roe branch of the Johnson County Library, and seven parks including several pocket parks. For a family considering Roesland, the academic environment is well-regarded, the housing market is expensive but stable with slow redevelopment underway, and the student body is economically and racially more diverse than the county average. The fit is strongest for families who value a steady, middle-of-the-road suburban elementary experience within a larger district that has clear high school pathways.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 53% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 57% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 58% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 58% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 60% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 62% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 63% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 59% · ▲ 8 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 54% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income85%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income78%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income88%50 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income92%67 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income79%46 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income83%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income71%21 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income85%60 pp gap