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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200001269
Blue River Elementary
5101 W. 163rd Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66085 · (913) 239-6000 · Johnson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
68 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
64.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 70.2% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blue River Elementary
Blue River Elementary's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Elementary this school | 472 | 14.4% | 68.3% |
| Regency Place Elementary Olathe | 435 | 13.8% | 75.2% |
| Valley Park Elementary Overland Park | 549 | 18.8% | 63.7% |
| Stanley Elementary Overland Park | 610 | 19.7% | 61.1% |
| Morse Elementary Overland Park | 338 | 11.2% | 69.3% |
| Wheatland Elementary Wichita | 443 | 10.8% | 75.8% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blue River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #33 of 625 | #22 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #81 of 625 | #47 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #29 of 625 | #20 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #96 of 714 | #26 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #230 of 539 | #39 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #231 of 540 | #54 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #614 of 658 | #73 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #75 of 151 | #12 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 35.9 | 13.1:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 34.2 | 13.4:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 37.2 | 13.0:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 29.2 | 14.7:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 2% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (430 to 472); teachers up 23% (29.2 to 35.9).
About Blue River Elementary
In Overland Park, Kansas, Blue River Elementary is a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 472 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students, so this school is 51% above average.
Blue River Elementary falls under Blue Valley, which has 37 schools enrolling 22,225 students.
At 68%, White students outnumber all other groups at Blue River Elementary combined. The remaining students are 14% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Johnson County, the White share is about 79%. By the diversity index, Blue River Elementary comes in at 51%.
Teachers at Blue River Elementary total 35.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 13.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 14%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Johnson County is 27%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Blue River Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Blue River Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.3% is 13.0 points above the 55.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Johnson County show that median household income is about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 168 public schools in Johnson County, with a combined enrollment of about 93,598.
The nearest public school is Blue Valley Middle, at about 0.1 miles. Blue River Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Blue River Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Blue River Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Blue River Elementary had 457 students in 2020-21 and 472 in 2024-25, a 3% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.9:1 to 13.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Valley
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Aubry Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
Other schools in Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Valley Middle0.1 mi · 593
- Sunrise Point Elementary0.9 mi · 476
- Blue Valley High0.9 mi · 1,396
- Stanley Elementary1.1 mi · 610
- Blue Valley Virtual Program2.2 mi · 302
- Lakewood Elementary2.4 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Blue River ElementaryHow many students attend Blue River Elementary?
Blue River Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Blue River Elementary serve?
Blue River Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Blue River Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Blue River Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Blue River Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue River Elementary are roughly 68% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Blue River Elementary in?
Blue River Elementary is part of Blue Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.