Overland Trail Elementary

Overland Trail Elementary, a substantial elementary school in Overland Park, Kansas, part of Blue Valley, enrolls 531 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 70% larger than the state mean of about 313.

Within Blue Valley, which oversees 40 schools and 22,491 students, Overland Trail Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Overland Trail Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 27% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Overland Trail Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.3%; this one delivers 66.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Overland Trail Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Overland Trail Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Overland Trail Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Overland Trail Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.0%.

Overland Trail Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 531 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 34% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.