Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001669
Countryside Elementary
15800 W 124th Terr, Olathe, KS 66062 · (913) 780-7390 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
209 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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
70%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
41.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 | 41.5% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 41.7% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Countryside Elementary
Countryside Elementary's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside Elementary this school | 349 | 59.9% | 37.6% |
| Eisenhower Elem Junction City | 370 | 57.3% | 41.7% |
| Rosehill Elem Lenexa | 477 | 57.2% | 37.9% |
| Indian Creek Elem Olathe | 349 | 58.2% | 34.2% |
| Crestview Elem Merriam | 374 | 56.7% | 45.1% |
| Merriam Park Elementary Merriam | 415 | 58.3% | 44.3% |
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 Countryside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #393 of 625 | #98 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #284 of 625 | #87 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #430 of 625 | #100 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #287 of 714 | #80 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #89 of 539 | #13 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #50 of 540 | #2 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #258 of 658 | #12 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #217 of 377 | #44 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
349
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 349 | 29.7 | 11.8:1 | 60% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 29.2 | 11.4:1 | 57% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 27.2 | 11.6:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 51% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 32.4 | 12.2:1 | 53% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | N/A | N/A | 56% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 57% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 18% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Countryside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (395 to 349); teachers down 8% (32.4 to 29.7).
About Countryside Elementary
Federal records list Countryside Elementary as an elementary school in Olathe, Kansas. The school enrolls 349 students, from pre-K through 5.
Olathe has a total of 52 schools and 28,194 students, Countryside Elementary among them.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Countryside Elementary, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Johnson County, the White share is about 79%. Countryside Elementary's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 29.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Roughly 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Countryside Elementary is +4.1 points: 37.6% actual, 33.5% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household income is $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. There are 168 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 93,598 students in all.
Pioneer Trail Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Countryside Elementary. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Countryside Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Countryside Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment rise, from 336 in 2020-21 to 349 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Countryside Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Countryside Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Countryside Elementary. Countryside Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.
- COUNTRYSIDE ELEMENTARYEDINA, MN · 665 students
- Countryside ElementarySterling, VA · 648 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolSurprise, AZ · 590 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolBYRON CENTER, MI · 426 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolBarrington, IL · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Trail Middle School0.4 mi · 617
- Indian Creek Elem0.8 mi · 349
- Olathe East Sr High1.0 mi · 1,844
- Heatherstone Elem1.3 mi · 346
- Regency Place Elementary1.4 mi · 435
- Santa Fe Trail Middle School1.4 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Countryside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Countryside Elementary?
Countryside Elementary enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Countryside Elementary serve?
Countryside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Countryside Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Countryside Elementary.
How diverse is Countryside Elementary?
Countryside Elementary reports a student body of 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Countryside Elementary?
Countryside Elementary is overseen by Olathe in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.