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Blue River Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

5101 W. 163rd Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66085 · (913) 239-6000 · Part of Blue Valley Unified School District 229

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

Directions
Students
472
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Blue River Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Overland Park kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Blue River ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts60%
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 ↗

5101 W. 163rd Terrace, Overland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 173
Grade 266
Grade 385
Grade 490
Grade 587
Enrollment over time
457’20
479’21
484’22
457’23
472’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Asian 14%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 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 River Elementary 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.