Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014000130
Central Elem
305 E Cedar St, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7370 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
190 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
38.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 38.7% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 28.0% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Central Elem
Central Elem's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elem this school | 254 | 74.8% | 33.2% |
| Junction Elementary Kansas City | 234 | 79.9% | 36.2% |
| Logan Ave Elem Emporia | 208 | 74.0% | 17.9% |
| Ridgeview Elem Olathe | 260 | 65.4% | 29.7% |
| O K Elem Wichita | 262 | 79.0% | 29.9% |
| Comanche Elem Overland Park | 369 | 77.8% | 35.3% |
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 Central Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #460 of 625 | #106 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #390 of 625 | #99 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #470 of 625 | #103 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #457 of 714 | #105 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #43 of 539 | #9 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #155 of 540 | #29 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #140 of 658 | #6 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #322 of 377 | #64 of 76 |
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
254
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 254 | 22.9 | 11.1:1 | 75% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 24.1 | 10.8:1 | 74% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 22 | 10.0:1 | 75% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 26 | 9.2:1 | 70% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 24.9 | 10.6:1 | 78% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | N/A | N/A | 81% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 80% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 21 | 11.0:1 | 31% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (265 to 254); teachers down 8% (24.9 to 22.9).
About Central Elem
In Olathe, Kansas, part of Johnson County, Central Elem is an elementary school. The school has 254 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Olathe enrolls 28,194 students in 52 schools, including Central Elem.
More than half of the students at Central Elem are Hispanic (56%). Next come 27% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 9% Hispanic among all Johnson County residents. The diversity index for Central Elem is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Central Elem reported 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.1:1. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Roughly 75% of students at Central Elem can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County.
The model predicts 26.4% for a school in Kansas with Central Elem's free or reduced-price lunch share. Central Elem posts 33.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that median household income comes to 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. Johnson County counts 168 public schools with about 93,598 students.
Central Elem's nearest public school is Step Up Virtual (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Central Elem is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Central Elem is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Other schools in Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Other Central Elementary schools
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- Central ElemBurden, KS · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Step Up Virtual0.2 mi · 164
- School for Deaf Elementary0.3 mi · 56
- School for Deaf High0.3 mi · 62
- Olathe North Sr High0.7 mi · 2,011
- Westview Elem0.8 mi · 164
- Ridgeview Elem1.0 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElemHow many students attend Central Elem?
Central Elem enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central Elem serve?
Central Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elem?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Central Elem.
How diverse is Central Elem?
Central Elem reports a student body of 27% White, 56% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Central Elem in?
Central Elem is part of Olathe.
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