Westview Elem

Westview Elem, a small elementary campus in Olathe, Kansas, run under Olathe, instructs 164 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Across the 52 schools in Olathe (28,194 students total), Westview Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Westview Elem lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Westview Elem lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Westview Elem sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.8%; actual is 52.5%, +27.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, 58% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westview Elem is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rolling Ridge Elem, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Westview Elem comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

Westview Elem operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westview Elem has edged down 32%, going from 242 students in 2018 to 164 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 55% to 71% over that span.

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