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Summit Trail Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 201 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 31% |
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 | 51.9% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
Schools most like Summit Trail Middle School
Summit Trail Middle School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Trail Middle School this school | 576 | 31.3% | 43.3% |
| Indian Woods Middle Overland Park | 809 | 35.0% | 49.0% |
| Fort Riley Middle School Fort Riley | 541 | 40.9% | 46.6% |
| Lawrence West Middle School Lawrence | 648 | 36.7% | 37.9% |
| Trailridge Middle Shawnee | 752 | 42.6% | 41.8% |
| Lansing Middle 6-8 Lansing | 580 | 35.9% | 39.6% |
Where Summit Trail Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #41 of 192 | #23 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #39 of 192 | #23 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #40 of 192 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #65 of 225 | #21 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #53 of 161 | #12 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #49 of 161 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #160 of 195 | #13 of 32 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 576 | 46.4 | 12.4:1 | 31% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 47.5 | 11.8:1 | 32% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 50.5 | 11.7:1 | 32% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 51 | 12.0:1 | 29% (177) |
About Summit Trail Middle School
Summit Trail Middle School is a mid-sized middle school serving families in Olathe, Kansas. It had 576 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Kansas enroll about 402 students on average.
Olathe (52 schools, 28,194 students) runs Summit Trail Middle School.
More than half of enrollment at Summit Trail Middle School is White: 60%. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 19 points below the 79% share among Johnson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
There are 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Of all students at Summit Trail Middle School, 31% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Summit Trail Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.3% is 3.9 points below the 47.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Johnson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $109,208 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Summit Trail Middle School, Johnson County has 168 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Millbrooke Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Summit Trail Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 56.5% proficiency; Summit Trail Middle School posts 43.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Summit Trail Middle School is Suburb: Large.
The school shrank from 614 students in 2020-21 to 576 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Summit Trail Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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