Heritage Elementary

Heritage Elementary operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Olathe, Kansas, overseen by Olathe. Current enrollment sits at 335 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Olathe runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 28,194 students. Heritage Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Heritage Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, Heritage Elementary shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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, Heritage Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Johnson County shows median household income runs about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Heritage Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Olathe South Sr High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Heritage Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Heritage Elementary has ticked down 17%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 335 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Heritage Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.