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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001929
Forest View Elem
12567 S. Canyon Dr, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7440 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
47 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
37%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
71.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
67.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 | 71.1% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Forest View Elem
Forest View Elem's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest View Elem this school | 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% |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School Shawnee | 431 | 7.4% | 72.0% |
| Clearwater Creek Elementary Olathe | 522 | 13.0% | 70.1% |
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 Forest View Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #75 of 625 | #46 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #50 of 625 | #32 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #63 of 625 | #46 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #161 of 714 | #45 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #420 of 539 | #82 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #348 of 540 | #89 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #628 of 658 | #87 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #121 of 377 | #23 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
419
-74 (-15%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 419 | 27.9 | 15.0:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 28.4 | 15.5:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 29.9 | 15.1:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 14% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 28.8 | 17.9:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | N/A | N/A | 13% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 18% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest View Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (517 to 419); teachers down 3% (28.8 to 27.9).
About Forest View Elem
Forest View Elem is a mid-sized elementary school in Olathe, Kansas, (ZIP code 66061). It has an enrollment of 419 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students, which makes this school 34% above average.
Olathe has 52 schools and 28,194 students, and Forest View Elem is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Forest View Elem is 79%, a majority. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Johnson County at about 79% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Forest View Elem has 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. At Forest View Elem, 11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 16 points below the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Forest View Elem, the prediction is 56.8% and the result is 63.6%.
In Johnson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $109,208 a year, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Johnson County number 168, with about 93,598 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Forest View Elem from the closest public school, Mission Trail Middle School. The five-mile area around Forest View Elem holds at least 8 other public schools. Forest View Elem ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.6% against a local average of 46.2%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 493 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 419 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Forest View Elem is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Forest View Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Forest View Elementary. Forest View Elem is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Forest View ElementaryDurham, NC · 662 students
- Forest View Elementary SchoolEverett, WA · 634 students
- Forest View ElementaryFOREST LAKE, MN · 345 students
- Forest View Elementary SchoolMount Prospect, IL · 339 students
- Forest View Elementary SchoolBOON, MI · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Mission Trail Middle School0.6 mi · 680
- Prairie Center Elem0.7 mi · 360
- Olathe West High School1.1 mi · 1,557
- Summit Trail Middle School1.3 mi · 576
- Millbrooke Elementary1.5 mi · 369
- Fairview Elem1.6 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Forest View ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Forest View Elem?
Forest View Elem enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Forest View Elem serve?
Forest View Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Forest View Elem have?
Forest View Elem employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Forest View Elem?
Forest View Elem reports a student body of 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest View Elem?
Forest View Elem is overseen by Olathe in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.