Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001703
Green Springs Elem
14675 S Alden St, Olathe, KS 66062 · (913) 780-7450 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
45 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 | 4 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
48%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
68.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 | 68.8% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 69.0% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Green Springs Elem
Green Springs Elem's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Springs Elem this school | 235 | 19.1% | 63.9% |
| Brougham Elem Olathe | 298 | 18.8% | 64.3% |
| Woodland Elem Olathe | 305 | 19.3% | 54.3% |
| Millbrooke Elementary Olathe | 369 | 19.2% | 56.8% |
| Prairie Center Elem Olathe | 360 | 16.7% | 64.5% |
| Oliver Brown Elementary Manhattan | 338 | 18.0% | 55.6% |
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 Green Springs Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #70 of 625 | #42 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #72 of 625 | #41 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #80 of 625 | #54 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #489 of 714 | #107 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #1 of 539 | #1 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #257 of 540 | #62 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #597 of 658 | #62 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #92 of 377 | #15 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
235
-45 (-16%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 235 | 26.8 | 8.8:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 24.7 | 10.0:1 | 17% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 21.5 | 11.4:1 | 22% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 23.3 | 13.0:1 | 17% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | N/A | N/A | 17% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 2% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Springs Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (302 to 235); teachers up 15% (23.3 to 26.8).
About Green Springs Elem
This page covers Green Springs Elem, a small elementary school in Olathe, Kansas. Enrollment stands at 235 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 25% below the average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Olathe enrolls 28,194 students, and its 52 schools include Green Springs Elem.
The share of White students at Green Springs Elem is 70%, a majority. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Johnson County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Green Springs Elem has 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8:1. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 19%.
Green Springs Elem posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.9%, compared with a predicted 53.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Johnson County show that the median household earns about $109,208 a year, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Johnson County, 168 public schools serve about 93,598 students.
Measured in a straight line, Liberty View Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Green Springs Elem. The five-mile area around Green Springs Elem holds at least 8 other public schools. Green Springs Elem comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 16%, from 280 to 235. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.7:1 to 8.8:1.
The allk12 page for Green Springs Elem 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 Green Springs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Green Springs Elementary. Green Springs Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Green Springs Elementary SchoolGreen Springs, OH · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty View Elementary0.4 mi · 430
- Frontier Trail Middle School0.7 mi · 693
- Black Bob Elem0.7 mi · 362
- Briarwood Elem0.9 mi · 315
- Tomahawk Elem1.3 mi · 359
- Brougham Elem1.5 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Green Springs ElemHow many students attend Green Springs Elem?
Green Springs Elem enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-05.
Is Green Springs Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Springs Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Green Springs Elem have?
Green Springs Elem employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green Springs Elem?
At Green Springs Elem, the student body is approximately 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Green Springs Elem public or private?
Green Springs Elem 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.