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Alumni: what's one memory from Clearwater Creek Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001760
Clearwater Creek Elementary
930 S Clearwater Creek Drive, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7360 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Kansas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
68 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
6
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 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
42%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
74.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
75.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 | 74.2% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 71.7% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Clearwater Creek Elementary
Clearwater Creek Elementary's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Creek Elementary this school | 522 | 13.0% | 70.1% |
| Riverview Elementary Shawnee | 441 | 14.3% | 59.7% |
| Forest View Elem Olathe | 419 | 11.2% | 63.6% |
| Trailwood Elem Overland Park | 429 | 14.7% | 72.2% |
| Mission Trail Elementary Leawood | 384 | 13.3% | 83.5% |
| Mize Elementary School Shawnee | 474 | 13.3% | 69.4% |
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 Clearwater Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #26 of 625 | #17 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #15 of 625 | #12 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #36 of 625 | #27 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #59 of 714 | #16 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #489 of 539 | #102 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #315 of 540 | #79 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #621 of 658 | #80 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #311 of 377 | #60 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
522
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 522 | 31.9 | 16.4:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 32.9 | 17.4:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 35.9 | 15.6:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 33.1 | 16.6:1 | 12% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 12% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 10% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clearwater Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (549 to 522); teachers down 4% (33.1 to 31.9).
About Clearwater Creek Elementary
Olathe, Kansas, is home to Clearwater Creek Elementary, a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 522 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 67% larger than the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
District-wide, Olathe has 52 schools and 28,194 students.
More than half of enrollment at Clearwater Creek Elementary is White: 75%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Johnson County overall, the White share is about 79%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school lists 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is lower. A total of 68 students, or 13%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County, the school's rate is lower.
Clearwater Creek Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clearwater Creek Elementary's results are 14.1 points above predicted: 70.1% against 56.0%.
In Johnson County, home to about 620,631 people, the median household earns about $109,208 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Johnson County number 168, with about 93,598 students.
Oregon Trail Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Clearwater Creek Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Clearwater Creek Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 524 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 522.
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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
Nearby schools
- Oregon Trail Middle School0.2 mi · 632
- Rolling Ridge Elem0.5 mi · 366
- Olathe West High School0.9 mi · 1,557
- Westview Elem1.0 mi · 164
- Prairie Center Elem1.4 mi · 360
- Fairview Elem1.6 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Clearwater Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clearwater Creek Elementary?
Clearwater Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clearwater Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clearwater Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Clearwater Creek Elementary have?
Clearwater Creek Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clearwater Creek Elementary?
At Clearwater Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Clearwater Creek Elementary public or private?
Clearwater Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Olathe.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.