Overland Theater · Photo: Dlong417 · CC BY-SA 3.0Overland Park’s public schools outscore 90% of Kansas districts
Math proficiency in Overland Park’s districts is 45%, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Overland Park, 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.
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.
Overland Park’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Blue Valley Unified School District 229 spends $13,588 per student and Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified $13,332, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (private), Ascension School (private), Holy Spirit School (private), Overland Christian Schools (private), Holy Cross Catholic School (private), Bethany Lutheran School (private), John Paul II Catholic School (private), Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (private), Christ Lutheran School (private), Kiddi Kollege of Wellington Park (private), Blue Valley Montessori School (private), Monarch Montessori School (private), Accelerated Schools of Overland Park (private) and Mt. Olive Lutheran School (private) are in town. Blue Valley Virtual Program, 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.
What’s behind Overland Park’s grade
A: better than 90% of Kansas school districts, #11 of 151 Kansas towns. Test scores are above the Kansas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Overland Park, with each school’s own grade.
Overland Park runs its own schools through grade 12 (Blue Valley Unified School District 229). From grade PK, students attend the Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District, shared with Fairway, Lake Quivira, Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Westwood and Westwood Hills. Parts of Overland Park (8% and 4% of its land) are served by Olathe Unified School District 233 and Spring Hill Unified School District 230 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Overland Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Overland Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Overland Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | A | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
| Oxford | A+ | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 |
| Leawood | A | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 PK–12 · Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 |
| Aubry | A+ | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 |
| Merriam | A− | Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified |
| Lenexa | A− | Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified PK–12 · Olathe Unified School District 233 PK–12 |
| Olathe | A− | Olathe Unified School District 233 |
| Mission | A− | Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified |
| Prairie Village | A− | Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified |
5 of the 8 neighbors share Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified with Overland Park for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Overland Park
62 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).
Questions about Overland Park’s schools
Are Overland Park’s schools good?
By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Overland Park children attend outscore 90% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #11 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Overland Park in?
Two districts: Blue Valley Unified School District 229 runs grades PK–12, and Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fairway, Lake Quivira, Leawood, Lenexa, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Westwood and Westwood Hills.
Where do Overland Park kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Shawnee Mission West High, Shawnee Mission South High, Blue Valley West High, Shawnee Mission North High, Blue Valley Northwest High, Blue Valley High, Blue Valley North High and Blue Valley Southwest High School.
What is Overland Park’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does Overland Park spend per student?
$13,588 in Blue Valley Unified School District 229 and $13,332 in Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Overland Park?
Yes: St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 919 students), Ascension School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 641 students), Holy Spirit School (Catholic, grades K–8, 327 students), Overland Christian Schools (religious, grades PK–12, 213 students), Holy Cross Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 205 students), Bethany Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 185 students), John Paul II Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 182 students), Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy (religious, grades K–12, 174 students), Christ Lutheran School (religious, grades K–8, 154 students), Kiddi Kollege of Wellington Park (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 104 students), Blue Valley Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 100 students), Monarch Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 65 students), Accelerated Schools of Overland Park (nonsectarian, grades 5–12, 55 students) and Mt. Olive Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 51 students).
Parents talk
What Overland Park families are saying about school.
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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.