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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014001655
Pioneer Trail Middle School
15100 West 127th St, Olathe, KS 66062 · (913) 780-7270 · Johnson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Kansas public middle schools
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
296 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 232 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%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
38.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
36.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 38.2% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 25.8% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pioneer Trail Middle School
Pioneer Trail Middle School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Trail Middle School this school | 617 | 48.0% | 29.4% |
| Westridge Middle Overland Park | 761 | 53.6% | 31.6% |
| Fort Riley Middle School Fort Riley | 541 | 40.9% | 46.6% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School Manhattan | 730 | 49.6% | 37.6% |
| Trailridge Middle Shawnee | 752 | 42.6% | 41.8% |
| Santa Fe Trail Middle School Olathe | 623 | 50.9% | 29.9% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Pioneer Trail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #113 of 192 | #31 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #97 of 192 | #28 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #111 of 192 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #53 of 225 | #16 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #30 of 161 | #5 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #19 of 161 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #108 of 195 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #52 of 98 | #11 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
617
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 617 | 52.3 | 11.8:1 | 48% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 51.3 | 11.3:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 49.9 | 12.1:1 | 53% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 53 | 12.7:1 | 44% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 691 | 55.1 | 12.5:1 | 47% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | N/A | N/A | 46% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 55 | 13.0:1 | 39% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 46 | 13.0:1 | 6% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 47 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Trail Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (691 to 617); teachers down 5% (55.1 to 52.3).
About Pioneer Trail Middle School
Pioneer Trail Middle School is a large middle school in Olathe, Kansas, (ZIP code 66062). The school's enrollment of 617 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 53% higher than the average for middle schools in Kansas, which is about 402.
Pioneer Trail Middle School is a school in Olathe. The district has 52 schools and 28,194 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Pioneer Trail Middle School is White (47%). Other students are 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Johnson County residents. Pioneer Trail Middle School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.8 students per teacher and 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1, higher than at this school. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The 27% average for public schools in Johnson County is 21 points lower.
Pioneer Trail Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pioneer Trail Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.4% is 9.8 points below the 39.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Pioneer Trail Middle School is located in Johnson County, where median household income is about $109,208, about 58% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Pioneer Trail Middle School is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County, which together enroll about 93,598 students.
The nearest public school is Countryside Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pioneer Trail Middle School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Pioneer Trail Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 617 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 674.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Pioneer Trail Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 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
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Countryside Elementary0.4 mi · 349
- Indian Creek Elem0.6 mi · 349
- Olathe East Sr High0.6 mi · 1,844
- Regency Place Elementary1.0 mi · 435
- Heatherstone Elem1.1 mi · 346
- California Trail Middle School1.3 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Trail Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pioneer Trail Middle School?
Pioneer Trail Middle School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pioneer Trail Middle School serve?
Pioneer Trail Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pioneer Trail Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Pioneer Trail Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer Trail Middle School?
At Pioneer Trail Middle School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer Trail Middle School?
Pioneer Trail Middle School is overseen by Olathe in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.