Leawood Elementary School

Amazing, every teacher has been so good with my daughter. She has made so much progress in this school. I wouldn't want her to go anywhere else.

We just enrolled our daughter at Leawood. We are a month into 4th grade and we couldn't be more impressed. Night and Day difference in the academic support she is receiving compared to the elementary school she attended last year. The principal and front office were welcoming. The teachers have been so professional providing extremely detailed weekly updates on what our student is learning and working on. I am excited to send my 4 year old to kindergarten here as well next year. Looking forward to many years here at Leawood.

Leawood is a solid school. My kids both choose to stay at Leawood after touring three other area schools (all bigger, two newer, and all seemingly more affluent). I will say that Leawood is not as stringent or militant about academics and test scores as some of the other schools in the area however this is precisely why I like Leawood. Stressing children out in elementary school regarding testing or hours upon hours of homework ultimately does not allow them to thrive. Leawood is nurturing and presents a balance between appropriate social interactions, academics, extracurricular activities and cultural awareness. When I have had difficulty, I have found most of the teaching staff and the principal extremely responsive and willing to work with me to support my children. This is a school where smiles and hugs are still okay, and accountability is delivered with kindness. Of course there's always room for improvement (oh how I despise Everyday Math) and I do wish the front exterior would be renovated however we have been extremely pleased and happy at Leawood. Go Lions!

Not too many years ago Leawood distinguished itself with its sense of community and parental involvement. This held true through several principals. Newer principal. Newer environment - one that doesn't encourage parental involvement, restrains two-way communication and not only doesn't solicit parental participation in policy- and decision-making, but goes out of the way to inhibit participation. So sad. Leawood can't compete academically and now the environment that encouraged adaptability, community and accountability seems gone. (And there are some great teachers there but can't imagine they are flourishing now esp. if they knew what it was like to teach there in years past.)