Havencroft Elem

Located at 1700 E Sheridan St, in Olathe, Kansas, Havencroft Elem is an average-sized elementary-level community that serves 271 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Olathe.

Havencroft Elem is one of 52 schools operated by Olathe, a district that instructs 28,194 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Havencroft Elem records that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Havencroft Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Johnson County's rate of about 27%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Havencroft Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household earnings sit near $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Havencroft Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Heritage Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Havencroft Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Havencroft Elem at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 302 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 48% across the same window.

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