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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001704
Mahaffie Elem
1300 N Nelson Rd, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7530 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
196 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
61%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
51.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
49.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 51.8% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 41.9% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Mahaffie Elem
Mahaffie Elem's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaffie Elem this school | 449 | 43.7% | 44.0% |
| Bluejacket-Flint Shawnee | 395 | 45.1% | 51.8% |
| Sunflower Elementary Lawrence | 444 | 43.0% | 49.9% |
| Roesland Elem Roeland Park | 350 | 45.4% | 61.2% |
| Brookridge Elem Overland Park | 548 | 47.3% | 44.3% |
| Clark Davidson Elem Goddard | 462 | 40.5% | 50.5% |
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 Mahaffie Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #312 of 625 | #89 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #215 of 625 | #81 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #281 of 625 | #86 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #115 of 714 | #33 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #371 of 539 | #69 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #144 of 540 | #26 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #440 of 658 | #32 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #73 of 151 | #11 of 28 |
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
449
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 449 | 31.2 | 14.4:1 | 44% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 30.8 | 14.3:1 | 46% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 28.1 | 15.1:1 | 43% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 25.9 | 15.8:1 | 30% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | N/A | N/A | 34% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 7% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mahaffie Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (408 to 449); teachers up 20% (25.9 to 31.2).
About Mahaffie Elem
In Olathe, Kansas, Mahaffie Elem is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 449 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Olathe has 52 schools and 28,194 students, and Mahaffie Elem is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Mahaffie Elem, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 79% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.4 students per teacher. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students. The average for public schools in Johnson County is 27%.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.3%. Mahaffie Elem scores 44.0%.
In the county around the school, Johnson County, the median household income is $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 168 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 93,598 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Washington Elem is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Mahaffie Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 38.9% proficiency; Mahaffie Elem posts 44.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 449, a 7% increase from 418 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Mahaffie Elem can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Nearby schools
- Washington Elem0.5 mi · 385
- Santa Fe Trail Middle School0.6 mi · 623
- Northview Elem0.7 mi · 218
- Olathe North Sr High1.1 mi · 2,011
- Ravenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 418
- Woodland Elem1.2 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Mahaffie ElemHow large is Mahaffie Elem?
Mahaffie Elem enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mahaffie Elem serve?
Mahaffie Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mahaffie Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mahaffie Elem is approximately 14.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mahaffie Elem?
Mahaffie Elem reports a student body of 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Mahaffie Elem?
Mahaffie Elem is overseen by Olathe in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.