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Schools in Olathe · Olathe Unified School District 233

Olathe’s public schools outscore 84% of Kansas districts

40% of students in Olathe’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Olathe, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#20of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▲ 8 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 11 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 0% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
KS 13.3
Schools in town
54
26,285 students on the public path
In brief

Olathe’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,977 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

32 elementary schools, then ten middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Prince of Peace Catholic School (private) is in town. Step Up Virtual, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Olathe’s grade

A Test scoresB− Graduation

A−: better than 84% of Kansas school districts, #20 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (373)Better than 82%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,521 test results and a graduating class of 2,437 could put Olathe anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Olathe’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,729 in math, 14,313 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Olathe, with each school’s own grade.

32 schools teach K in Olathe’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Clearwater Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
522 students16:1Rate it →
Mahaffie Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
449 students14:1Rate it →
Regency Place Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
435 students15:1Rate it →
Forest View Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
419 students15:1Rate it →
Ravenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
418 students14:1Rate it →
Walnut Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
394 students15:1Rate it →
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
385 students9:1Rate it →
Madison Place Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
382 students14:1Rate it →
Cedar Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
370 students14:1Rate it →
Millbrooke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
369 students13:1Rate it →
Arbor Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
367 students14:1Rate it →
Rolling Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
366 students10:1Rate it →
Black Bob Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
362 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Center Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
360 students15:1Rate it →
Tomahawk Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
359 students14:1Rate it →
Meadow Lane Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
349 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
349 students12:1Rate it →
Countryside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
349 students12:1Rate it →
Heatherstone Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
346 students12:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
335 students13:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
316 students14:1Rate it →
Briarwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
315 students14:1Rate it →
Scarborough Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
307 students14:1Rate it →
Woodland Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
305 students12:1Rate it →
Brougham Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
298 students14:1Rate it →
Havencroft Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
271 students12:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
260 students10:1Rate it →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
254 students11:1Rate it →
Fairview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
244 students11:1Rate it →
Green Springs Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
235 students9:1Rate it →
Northview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
218 students10:1Rate it →
Westview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
164 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–532 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Olathe’s public schools are run by Olathe Unified School District 233, which also serves Lenexa. Parts of Olathe (9%, 5%, 5% and 5% of its land) are served by Spring Hill Unified School District 230, Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231, De Soto Unified School District 232 and Blue Valley Unified School District 229 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Olathe Unified School District 233Grades PK–12 · 52 schools · 28,194 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,977KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 32.5% · 14313 students tested
Math40%
State average 29.4% · 14729 students tested

Olathe vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Olathe’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OlatheA−Olathe Unified School District 233
LenexaA−Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 · Olathe Unified School District 233 PK–12
LexingtonADe Soto Unified School District 232
OxfordA+Blue Valley Unified School District 229
Spring HillA−Spring Hill Unified School District 230
Overland ParkABlue Valley Unified School District 229 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12
GardnerB+Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231
De SotoADe Soto Unified School District 232
AubryA+Blue Valley Unified School District 229

Every school in Olathe

55 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Olatheby address
Clearwater Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
522 students16:1Rate it →
Mahaffie Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
449 students14:1Rate it →
Regency Place Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
435 students15:1Rate it →
Forest View Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
419 students15:1Rate it →
Ravenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
418 students14:1Rate it →
Walnut Grove Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
394 students15:1Rate it →
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
385 students9:1Rate it →
Madison Place Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
382 students14:1Rate it →
Cedar Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
370 students14:1Rate it →
Millbrooke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
369 students13:1Rate it →
Arbor Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
367 students14:1Rate it →
Rolling Ridge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
366 students10:1Rate it →
Black Bob Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
362 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Center Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
360 students15:1Rate it →
Tomahawk Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
359 students14:1Rate it →
Meadow Lane Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
349 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
349 students12:1Rate it →
Countryside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
349 students12:1Rate it →
Heatherstone Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
346 students12:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
335 students13:1Rate it →
Briarwood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
315 students14:1Rate it →
Scarborough Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
307 students14:1Rate it →
Woodland Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
305 students12:1Rate it →
Brougham Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
298 students14:1Rate it →
Havencroft Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
271 students12:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
260 students10:1Rate it →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
254 students11:1Rate it →
Fairview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
244 students11:1Rate it →
Green Springs Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
235 students9:1Rate it →
Northview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
218 students10:1Rate it →
Westview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
164 students9:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
316 students14:1Rate it →
Prairie Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
709 students14:1Rate it →
Frontier Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
693 students14:1Rate it →
Mission Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
680 students14:1Rate it →
Oregon Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
632 students11:1Rate it →
Santa Fe Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
623 students11:1Rate it →
Pioneer Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
617 students12:1Rate it →
California Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
584 students12:1Rate it →
Indian Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
582 students12:1Rate it →
Summit Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
576 students12:1Rate it →
Chisholm Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
569 students12:1Rate it →
Olathe North Sr High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
2,011 students14:1Rate it →
Olathe Northwest High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
1,958 students16:1Rate it →
Olathe East Sr High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,844 students14:1Rate it →
Olathe South Sr High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,778 students15:1Rate it →
Olathe West High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
1,557 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Olatherun by other districts or the state
School for Deaf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
Special Education
56 students5:1Rate it →
School for Deaf High
High · Grades 7–12
Special Education
62 students5:1Rate it →
Prairie Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
432 students15:1Rate it →
Timber Sage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
401 students14:1Rate it →
Woodland Spring Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
333 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
430 students13:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Olathenot counted as local schools
Step Up Virtual
High · Grades 12
Online
164 studentsRate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Prince of Peace Catholic School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
503 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Olathe’s schools

Are Olathe’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Olathe children attend outscore 84% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #20 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Olathe in?

Olathe Unified School District 233, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 28,194 students in 52 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Olathe are served by Spring Hill Unified School District 230, Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231, De Soto Unified School District 232 and Blue Valley Unified School District 229.

Where do Olathe kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Olathe North Sr High, Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe East Sr High, Olathe South Sr High and Olathe West High School.

What is Olathe’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Olathe Unified School District 233 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Olathe spend per student?

$14,977 in Olathe Unified School District 233 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Olathe?

Yes: Prince of Peace Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 503 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.