John Diemer Elementary

John Diemer Elementary is a public elementary school in Overland Park, KS, part of Shawnee Mission (USD 512), serving grades PK, K–6 with 427 students.

• Metro grade C: 59th percentile among rated KC-metro elementary schools on Kansas assessment proficiency (our A–F, metro-relative, not a state rating).
• Ranked #80 of 668 Kansas elementary schools by 2024-25 state-test proficiency.
• ELA proficiency 65.2% (district 57.2%, state 44.5%).
• Math proficiency 62.6% (district 52.6%, state 38.7%).
• Science proficiency 72.1% (district 51.9%, state 41.4%).
• Student–teacher ratio about ~15.3:1.
• Open-enrollment seats posted for 2026-27: 25.
• Building opened 2022.

Feeder pattern

K–6 John Diemer Elementary → 7–8 Indian Woods Middle → 9–12 Shawnee Mission South High

Contact

9600 Lamar Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207-2832 · (913) 993-3100 · School website

Compare John Diemer Elementary with other schools · Find the schools an address is zoned for · Shawnee Mission (USD 512)

Other elementary schools in Shawnee Mission

• Apache Elementary
• Belinder Elementary
• Bluejacket-Flint
• Briarwood Elementary
• Broken Arrow Elementary
• Brookridge Elementary
• Brookwood Elementary
• Christa McAuliffe Elementary

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