Olathe West High School

Olathe West High School is one of the big 9-12 campuss in Olathe, Kansas, part of Olathe, with 1,557 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Olathe West High School sits 280% above that benchmark.

Olathe West High School is one of 52 schools operated by Olathe, a district that hosts 28,194 students overall.

On demographics, Olathe West High School lists that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Olathe West High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Olathe West High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.4%; this one comes in at 34.4%, -17.0 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household income runs about $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Olathe West High School is one.

Prairie Center Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olathe West High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

Olathe West High School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Olathe West High School's enrollment has expanded 68% since 2018, when it stood at 929 (now 1,557).

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