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Blue Valley Northwest High
A−

Blue Valley Northwest High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

13260 Switzer Road, Overland Park, KS 66213 · (913) 239-3400 · Part of Blue Valley Unified School District 229

Overland Park’s School Grade A better than 90% of Kansas school districts

Directions
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Students
1,496
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Blue Valley Northwest High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

Where Overland Park kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Blue Valley Northwest HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

13260 Switzer Road, Overland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9418
Grade 10386
Grade 11347
Grade 12345
Enrollment over time
1,580’20
1,569’21
1,344’22
1,441’23
1,496’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 14%Hispanic 10%Black 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blue Valley Northwest High from Overland Park families.

Other schools in Blue Valley Unified School District 229

The district →
Stanley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A−
610 students20:1
Timber Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A+
583 students16:1
Wolf Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A
541 students14:1
Sunset Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Overland Park
A+
396 students13:1
Cedar Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Overland Park
A+
587 students15:1
Harmony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Overland Park
A+
562 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Overland Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.