Millbrooke Elementary

Millbrooke Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in Olathe, Kansas, part of Olathe. The school hosts 369 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Olathe comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 28,194 students; Millbrooke Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Millbrooke Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Millbrooke Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Millbrooke Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.0%, the actual is 56.8%, a residual of +3.8 points.

Across the wider county, Johnson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Millbrooke Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Summit Trail Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Millbrooke Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Millbrooke Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 445 (now 369). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.