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Enrollment
1,557
High
DISTRICT 1,552 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014002088
Olathe West High School
2200 W Santa Fe St, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7180 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,557 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Kansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.4:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
351 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 367 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 373 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 412 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 401 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
49%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
42.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 42.4% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 26.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West High School
Olathe West High School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe West High School this school | 1,557 | 22.5% | 34.4% |
| Maize South High School Wichita | 1,107 | 25.9% | 32.5% |
| Maize Sr High Maize | 1,444 | 29.5% | 25.3% |
| De Soto High School De Soto | 918 | 21.6% | 43.2% |
| Olathe South Sr High Olathe | 1,778 | 21.5% | 34.1% |
| Washburn Rural High Topeka | 1,878 | 30.5% | 35.1% |
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 West High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #80 of 262 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #94 of 262 | #14 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #94 of 262 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,557 | #24 of 332 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #120 of 172 | #7 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #50 of 172 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #241 of 263 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.6% | #1 of 75 | N/A |
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
1,557
-79 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,557 | 107.8 | 14.4:1 | 23% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 1,601 | 106.1 | 15.1:1 | 27% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 1,662 | 107.2 | 15.5:1 | 26% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 1,636 | 96 | 17.0:1 | 22% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 929 | 64.7 | 14.4:1 | 32% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olathe West High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (929 to 1,557); teachers up 67% (64.7 to 107.8).
About Olathe West High School
Olathe West High School is a large high school for students in Olathe, Kansas. The school counts 1,557 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 280% above the 410 average for high schools in Kansas.
The district for Olathe West High School is Olathe, with 52 schools and 28,194 students.
A majority of students at Olathe West High School, 68%, are White. Next come 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 79% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Olathe West High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
Olathe West High School's 107.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.4:1. That ratio is over the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Olathe West High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Olathe West High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Kansas. Predicted: 51.4%. Actual: 34.4%.
In the county around the school, Johnson County, median household income is about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Olathe West High School is among the 168 public schools in Johnson County.
The school nearest to Olathe West High School is Prairie Center Elem, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Olathe West High School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Olathe West High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,636 in 2020-21 and 1,557 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.0:1 to 14.4:1.
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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 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
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Frontier Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 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
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Frontier Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Center Elem0.5 mi · 360
- Rolling Ridge Elem0.8 mi · 366
- Clearwater Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 522
- Mission Trail Middle School1.1 mi · 680
- Forest View Elem1.1 mi · 419
- Oregon Trail Middle School1.1 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Olathe West High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olathe West High School?
Olathe West High School enrolls approximately 1,557 students in grades 09-12.
Is Olathe West High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Olathe West High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olathe West High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olathe West High School is approximately 14.4:1 (108 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olathe West High School?
At Olathe West High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Olathe West High School in?
Olathe West High School is part of Olathe.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.