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Enrollment
1,396
High
DISTRICT 1,194 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200000112
Blue Valley High
6001 W. 159th St., Stilwell, KS 66085 · (913) 239-4800 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
169 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 350 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 351 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 390 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 22% |
Student demographics
47%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
64.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
63.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 | 64.9% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 49.6% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Valley High
Blue Valley High's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley High this school | 1,396 | 12.1% | 53.4% |
| Blue Valley Northwest High Overland Park | 1,496 | 14.6% | 59.5% |
| Blue Valley Southwest High School Overland Park | 1,057 | 6.1% | 47.4% |
| Blue Valley North High Overland Park | 1,376 | 14.5% | 52.6% |
| Andover High Andover | 1,018 | 19.7% | 43.4% |
| Olathe Northwest High School Olathe | 1,958 | 14.6% | 44.1% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #2 of 262 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #7 of 262 | #4 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #4 of 262 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,396 | #35 of 332 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #132 of 172 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #59 of 172 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.1% | #260 of 263 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #30 of 100 | #2 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,396
-176 (-11%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 864
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,396 | 92.5 | 15.1:1 | 12% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 1,405 | 89.1 | 15.8:1 | 13% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 1,412 | 89.6 | 15.8:1 | 11% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 1,572 | 80 | 19.6:1 | 8% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 1,587 | 95.2 | 16.7:1 | 6% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 1,570 | 86 | 18.3:1 | 6% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 1,223 | 64 | 19.1:1 | 6% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 1,745 | 104 | 16.8:1 | 1% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 864 | 57 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,587 to 1,396); teachers down 3% (95.2 to 92.5).
About Blue Valley High
Blue Valley High, located in Stilwell, Kansas, is a large high school. Enrollment is 1,396 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 240% above average.
Federal data list 37 schools in Blue Valley, with 22,225 students enrolled.
Roughly 71% of students at Blue Valley High are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 92.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. That is higher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 12%. The 27% average for public schools in Johnson County is 15 points higher.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Blue Valley High's results are 3.0 points below predicted: 53.4% against 56.4%.
Blue Valley High is located in Johnson County, where the median household income is $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Blue Valley High is one of 168 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Stanley Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Blue Valley High is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 1,572. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.6:1 to 15.1:1.
Community posts for Blue Valley High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Aubry Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Oxford MiddleMiddle · 620 students
Other Blue Valley High schools
One other US public school is named Blue Valley High. Blue Valley High is the largest of the 2.
- Blue Valley HighRandolph, KS · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Stanley Elementary0.2 mi · 610
- Blue River Elementary0.9 mi · 472
- Blue Valley Middle0.9 mi · 593
- Sunrise Point Elementary1.0 mi · 476
- Blue Valley Virtual Program1.4 mi · 302
- Lakewood Elementary1.7 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Valley HighWhat is the total enrollment at Blue Valley High?
Blue Valley High enrolls approximately 1,396 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Blue Valley High serve?
Blue Valley High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Blue Valley High?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Blue Valley High.
How diverse is Blue Valley High?
Blue Valley High reports a student body of 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Blue Valley High in?
Blue Valley High is part of Blue Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.