Ravenwood Elementary

Ravenwood Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Olathe, Kansas, part of Olathe. Current enrollment sits at 418 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Ravenwood Elementary is one of 52 schools operated by Olathe, a district that enrolls 28,194 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ravenwood Elementary lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Ravenwood Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Ravenwood Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Ravenwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ravenwood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.5%, the actual is 58.5%, a residual of +10.9 points.

In the broader community, Johnson County reports that median household income runs about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Johnson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), Ravenwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Millbrooke Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ravenwood Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

Ravenwood Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 463 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.