Black Bob Elem

As a moderately sized elementary school in Olathe, Kansas, Black Bob Elem educates 362 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Olathe.

Within Olathe, which oversees 52 schools and 28,194 students, Black Bob Elem is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Black Bob Elem lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Black Bob Elem reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Black Bob Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at Black Bob Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Black Bob Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.9%; this one delivers 68.1%, a residual of +16.2 points.

Across the wider county, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Black Bob Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Frontier Trail Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Black Bob Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Black Bob Elem has rose 22%, going from 296 students in 2018 to 362 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 82% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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