Morse Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Overland Park, Kansas, Morse Elementary hosts 338 students from grades K through 5, run under Blue Valley.

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

Demographically, Morse Elementary shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Morse Elementary lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Morse Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Morse Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 69.3%, a residual of +12.4 points.

In the area at large, Johnson County reports that median household income runs about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Morse Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

Liberty View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Morse Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morse Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 63.6%.

Morse Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.