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Enrollment
2,011
High
DISTRICT 1,552 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014000137
Olathe North Sr High
600 E Prairie St, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7140 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,011 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Kansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
141 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
804 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 486 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 487 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 522 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 515 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
66%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
45.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 45.0% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 24.9% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Olathe North Sr High
Olathe North Sr High's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe North Sr High this school | 2,011 | 40.0% | 35.8% |
| Shawnee Mission Northwest High Shawnee | 1,599 | 40.7% | 37.0% |
| Manhattan High School Manhattan | 2,087 | 41.8% | 39.5% |
| Shawnee Mission South High Overland Park | 1,574 | 36.0% | 36.6% |
| Lawrence High Lawrence | 1,454 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| Derby High School Derby | 2,172 | 48.3% | 28.2% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Olathe North Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #69 of 262 | #13 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #87 of 262 | #13 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #77 of 262 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,011 | #7 of 332 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #111 of 172 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #16 of 172 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #157 of 263 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #47 of 100 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,011
-115 (-5%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,449
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 2,011 | 140.6 | 14.3:1 | 40% (804) |
| 2023-24 | 2,036 | 137 | 14.9:1 | 46% (928) |
| 2022-23 | 2,230 | 132.8 | 16.8:1 | 41% (919) |
| 2020-21 | 2,126 | 127 | 16.7:1 | 37% (788) |
| 2017-18 | 2,191 | 134.8 | 16.3:1 | 41% (899) |
| 2015-16 | 2,413 | N/A | N/A | 41% (995) |
| 2010-11 | 1,989 | 127 | 15.7:1 | 40% (787) |
| 2000-01 | 1,493 | 105 | 14.2:1 | 9% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 1,449 | 102 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olathe North Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,191 to 2,011); teachers up 4% (134.8 to 140.6).
About Olathe North Sr High
Olathe North Sr High is a large high school with an address in Olathe, Kansas. There are 2,011 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 410.
Olathe counts 28,194 students in its 52 schools, and Olathe North Sr High is one of them.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Olathe North Sr High, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Johnson County overall, about 79% of residents are White. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Olathe North Sr High are from different groups.
There are 140.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Olathe North Sr High, giving a ratio of 14.3:1. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. By family income, 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Olathe North Sr High holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Kansas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Olathe North Sr High would score about 43.1%. It scores 35.8%, 7.3 points below that figure.
Census data for Johnson County show the median household earns about $109,208 a year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Olathe North Sr High, Johnson County has 168 public schools.
School for Deaf High, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Olathe North Sr High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 5% across 4 years, from 2,126 in 2020-21 to 2,011 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 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
- Frontier Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
Other schools in Olathe
- 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
- Frontier Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
Nearby schools
- School for Deaf High0.4 mi · 62
- School for Deaf Elementary0.4 mi · 56
- Northview Elem0.6 mi · 218
- Step Up Virtual0.6 mi · 164
- Central Elem0.7 mi · 254
- Ridgeview Elem1.0 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Olathe North Sr HighHow many students attend Olathe North Sr High?
Olathe North Sr High enrolls approximately 2,011 students in grades 09-12.
Is Olathe North Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Olathe North Sr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olathe North Sr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olathe North Sr High is approximately 14.3:1 (141 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olathe North Sr High?
At Olathe North Sr High, the student body is approximately 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Olathe North Sr High public or private?
Olathe North Sr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Olathe.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.