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If you had an hour of school board time for Chisholm Trail Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
569
Middle
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001548
Chisholm Trail Middle School
16700 W. 159th Street, Olathe, KS 66062 · (913) 780-7240 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Kansas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
75 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 194 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%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
53.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 | 53.0% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 53.7% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Chisholm Trail Middle School
Chisholm Trail Middle School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chisholm Trail Middle School this school | 569 | 13.2% | 49.9% |
| Blue Valley Middle Overland Park | 593 | 15.5% | 54.3% |
| Prairie Trail Middle School Olathe | 709 | 7.5% | 58.9% |
| California Trail Middle School Olathe | 584 | 13.5% | 50.6% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Lenexa | 676 | 12.7% | 43.5% |
| Andover Middle School Andover | 773 | 19.5% | 56.9% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Chisholm Trail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #25 of 192 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #12 of 192 | #10 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #35 of 192 | #20 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #66 of 225 | #22 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #52 of 161 | #11 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #84 of 161 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #183 of 195 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #14 of 98 | #3 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
569
-137 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 569 | 45.9 | 12.4:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 51 | 13.8:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 49 | 14.9:1 | 8% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | N/A | N/A | 9% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 10% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chisholm Trail Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (730 to 569); teachers down 6% (49 to 45.9).
About Chisholm Trail Middle School
Chisholm Trail Middle School runs as a mid-sized middle school in Olathe, Kansas. It had 569 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 402 students for middle schools in Kansas.
A total of 52 schools make up Olathe, with 28,194 students enrolled.
At Chisholm Trail Middle School, 71% of students are White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chisholm Trail Middle School scores 47%.
The school lists 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Kansas is similar, at 12.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. On average, public schools in Johnson County report 27%.
Chisholm Trail Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Kansas public middle schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chisholm Trail Middle School's results are 6.0 points below predicted: 49.9% against 55.9%.
The county, Johnson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 168 public schools and about 93,598 students.
Sunnyside Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Chisholm Trail Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chisholm Trail Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.4:1, from 13.8:1.
The allk12 page for Chisholm Trail Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Chisholm Trail Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Chisholm Trail Middle. Chisholm Trail Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolRHOME, TX · 878 students
- Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyside Elementary School0.4 mi · 316
- Brougham Elem0.6 mi · 298
- Arbor Creek Elementary0.7 mi · 367
- Scarborough Elem0.8 mi · 307
- Woodland Spring Middle School1.0 mi · 333
- Prairie Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Chisholm Trail Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chisholm Trail Middle School?
Chisholm Trail Middle School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chisholm Trail Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chisholm Trail Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Chisholm Trail Middle School have?
Chisholm Trail Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chisholm Trail Middle School?
At Chisholm Trail Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Chisholm Trail Middle School in?
Chisholm Trail Middle School is part of Olathe.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.