Heartland Elementary

As a moderately sized primary school in Overland Park, Kansas, Heartland Elementary serves 412 students from grades K through 5, operated by Blue Valley. Enrollment runs roughly 32% larger than the state mean of about 313.

Across the 40 schools in Blue Valley (22,491 students total), Heartland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Heartland Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Heartland Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Heartland Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.4%, the actual is 66.1%, a residual of +11.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Johnson County put the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Heartland Elementary is one.

Blue Valley North High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Heartland Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 63% to 52% over that span.

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