Cedar Creek Elem

Set in Olathe, Kansas, Cedar Creek Elem is a mid-sized elementary school, overseen by Olathe. It caters to 370 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, Cedar Creek Elem lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Cedar Creek Elem higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 4% 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 below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cedar Creek Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 62.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Johnson County put the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Cedar Creek Elem is one campus in the mix.

Summit Trail Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Creek Elem at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 42%: 636 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 92% to 86%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Cedar Creek Elem community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.