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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Stanley Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200000111
Stanley Elementary
6121 W. 158th St., Overland Park, KS 66223 · (913) 239-7200 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Kansas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
120 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 51%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 302 | 50% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
69.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
51.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 | 69.2% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 51.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Stanley Elementary
Stanley Elementary's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Elementary this school | 610 | 19.7% | 61.1% |
| Valley Park Elementary Overland Park | 549 | 18.8% | 63.7% |
| Blue River Elementary Overland Park | 472 | 14.4% | 68.3% |
| Regency Place Elementary Olathe | 435 | 13.8% | 75.2% |
| Harmony Elementary Overland Park | 562 | 10.7% | 70.6% |
| Wheatland Elementary Wichita | 443 | 10.8% | 75.8% |
Matched among Kansas elementary 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 Stanley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #101 of 625 | #58 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #200 of 625 | #79 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #78 of 625 | #53 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #23 of 714 | #3 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #526 of 539 | #108 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #208 of 540 | #48 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #593 of 658 | #59 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #330 of 377 | #66 of 76 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
610
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 610 | 30.4 | 20.1:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 26.4 | 24.1:1 | 19% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 27.9 | 22.5:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 32.4 | 19.6:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 29 | 24.5:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (635 to 610); teachers down 6% (32.4 to 30.4).
About Stanley Elementary
Stanley Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in Overland Park, Kansas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 610 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 95% above that mark.
Stanley Elementary is part of Blue Valley, where 37 schools serve 22,225 students.
At Stanley Elementary, 65% of students are White. The school is also 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Johnson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Its staff includes 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is 6.9 students per teacher. Roughly 20% of students at Stanley Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Stanley Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Stanley Elementary is 8.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.1% versus 52.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
The school's county is Johnson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $109,208, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 168 public schools in the county, enrolling about 93,598, Stanley Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Blue Valley High is about 0.2 miles from Stanley Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 61.4% proficiency; Stanley Elementary posts 61.1%.
The federal government classifies Stanley Elementary's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 610 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.8:1 in 2020-21, and 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Stanley Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Blue Valley
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolHigh · 1,057 students
- Aubry Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
Other schools in Overland Park
- Shawnee Mission West HighHigh · 1,599 students
- Shawnee Mission South HighHigh · 1,574 students
- Blue Valley West HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Shawnee Mission North HighHigh · 1,502 students
- Blue Valley Northwest HighHigh · 1,496 students
- Blue Valley North HighHigh · 1,376 students
Other Stanley Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stanley Elementary. Stanley Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Stanley ElemWichita, KS · 439 students
- STANLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLStanley, ND · 463 students
- Stanley ElementaryStanley, WI · 437 students
- Stanley ElementaryStanley, VA · 337 students
- Stanley Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Valley High0.2 mi · 1,396
- Blue River Elementary1.1 mi · 472
- Blue Valley Middle1.2 mi · 593
- Sunrise Point Elementary1.2 mi · 476
- Blue Valley Virtual Program1.2 mi · 302
- Lakewood Middle1.5 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Stanley ElementaryHow many students attend Stanley Elementary?
Stanley Elementary enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stanley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stanley Elementary?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Stanley Elementary.
How diverse is Stanley Elementary?
Stanley Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Stanley Elementary?
Stanley Elementary is overseen by Blue Valley in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.