Blue Valley West High

Located at 16200 Antioch Road, in Overland Park, Kansas, Blue Valley West High is an expansive 9-12 campus that hosts 1,534 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Blue Valley. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 274% above typical.

Within Blue Valley, which oversees 40 schools and 22,491 students, Blue Valley West High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Blue Valley West High logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 25% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Blue Valley West High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household income runs about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Blue Valley West High is one campus in the mix.

Pleasant Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blue Valley West High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.2%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 1,550 students in 2018 compared to 1,534 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 60% over that span.

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