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What's something Blue Valley West High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,534
High
DISTRICT 1,194 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200001533
Blue Valley West High
16200 Antioch Road, Overland Park, KS 66085 · (913) 239-3700 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,534 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Kansas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
142 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 | 405 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 426 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 355 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 348 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%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
64.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
69.7%
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 70 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 | 64.7% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.1% | 52.9% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 West High
Blue Valley West High's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley West High this school | 1,534 | 9.3% | 50.3% |
| Blue Valley North High Overland Park | 1,376 | 14.5% | 52.6% |
| Blue Valley Northwest High Overland Park | 1,496 | 14.6% | 59.5% |
| Blue Valley High Stilwell | 1,396 | 12.1% | 53.4% |
| Blue Valley Southwest High School Overland Park | 1,057 | 6.1% | 47.4% |
| Andover High Andover | 1,018 | 19.7% | 43.4% |
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 West High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #5 of 262 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #3 of 262 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #5 of 262 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,534 | #25 of 332 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #127 of 172 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #32 of 172 | #6 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #262 of 263 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #91 of 100 | #14 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
1,534
-61 (-4%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,316
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,534 | 103.9 | 14.8:1 | 9% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 1,558 | 100.1 | 15.6:1 | 9% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 1,514 | 101.2 | 15.0:1 | 9% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 1,595 | 78 | 20.4:1 | 5% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 1,550 | 99.2 | 15.6:1 | 6% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 1,458 | 92 | 15.8:1 | 6% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 1,316 | 75 | 17.6:1 | 5% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Valley West High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,550 to 1,534); teachers up 5% (99.2 to 103.9).
About Blue Valley West High
Blue Valley West High is a large high school that serves part of Overland Park, Kansas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,534 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 274% larger than average.
The district, Blue Valley, has 22,225 students enrolled across 37 schools.
Blue Valley West High's enrollment is 60% White. The remaining shares are 25% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Johnson County's population at about 79%. Blue Valley West High has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 103.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Blue Valley West High is 9%. The average for public schools in Johnson County is 27%.
The allk12 Grade for Blue Valley West High is A. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Blue Valley West High would be expected to post about 57.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.3%.
Blue Valley West High is located in Johnson County, where median household income is about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 168 public schools in Johnson County, with a combined enrollment of about 93,598.
The closest public school to Blue Valley West High is Pleasant Ridge Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 64.2% proficiency; Blue Valley West High posts 50.3%.
NCES assigns Blue Valley West High the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Blue Valley West High saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.4:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
The Blue Valley West High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 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
- Oxford MiddleMiddle · 620 students
Other schools in Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Ridge Middle0.3 mi · 581
- Cedar Hills Elementary0.3 mi · 587
- Timber Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 583
- Sunset Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 396
- Stanley Elementary1.9 mi · 610
- Blue Valley Virtual Program2.0 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Valley West HighWhat is the total enrollment at Blue Valley West High?
Blue Valley West High enrolls approximately 1,534 students in grades 09-12.
Is Blue Valley West High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blue Valley West High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Blue Valley West High have?
Blue Valley West High employs 104 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Valley West High?
Student demographics at Blue Valley West High are roughly 60% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 25% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Valley West High?
Blue Valley West High is overseen by Blue Valley in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.