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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE VALLEY·NCES 201200002098
Wolf Springs Elementary School
9300 W. 178th Street, Overland Park, KS 66013 · (913) 624-2400 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
35 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
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
73.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
61.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 | 73.7% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 55.3% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Wolf Springs Elementary School
Wolf Springs Elementary School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Springs Elementary School this school | 541 | 6.5% | 63.1% |
| Sunrise Point Elementary Overland Park | 476 | 5.9% | 67.6% |
| Harmony Elementary Overland Park | 562 | 10.7% | 70.6% |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary Overland Park | 396 | 8.3% | 68.0% |
| Liberty View Elementary Olathe | 430 | 13.5% | 55.6% |
| Timber Creek Elementary School Overland Park | 583 | 3.4% | 80.0% |
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 Wolf Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #80 of 625 | #48 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #99 of 625 | #55 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #40 of 625 | #29 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #48 of 714 | #11 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #282 of 539 | #52 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #212 of 540 | #49 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.5% | #649 of 658 | #104 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.1% | #3 of 151 | #1 of 28 |
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
541
+72 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 39.7 | 14.2:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 27.4 | 12.3:1 | 4% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolf Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (338 to 541); teachers up 46% (27.4 to 40).
About Wolf Springs Elementary School
Wolf Springs Elementary School, located in Overland Park, Kansas, is a large elementary school. The school had 541 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 73% above that.
Wolf Springs Elementary School is one of 37 schools in Blue Valley, which enrolls 22,225 students in total.
Roughly 64% of students at Wolf Springs Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.5 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 6% of students. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Johnson County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Wolf Springs Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wolf Springs Elementary School's results are 4.0 points above predicted: 63.1% against 59.1%.
In Johnson County (population about 620,631), the median household income is $109,208, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 58%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Wolf Springs Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Wolf Springs Elementary School to another public school is about 1.7 miles, to Cedar Hills Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Wolf Springs Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 541 students in 2024-25, 72 more than the 469 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.1:1 to 13.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wolf Springs Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Cedar Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 587
- Blue Valley Southwest High School1.7 mi · 1,057
- Pleasant Ridge Middle1.7 mi · 581
- Aspen Grove Elementary1.9 mi · 163
- Aubry Bend Middle School2.0 mi · 792
- Blue Valley West High2.0 mi · 1,534
Frequently asked questions
About Wolf Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wolf Springs Elementary School?
Wolf Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wolf Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wolf Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wolf Springs Elementary School have?
Wolf Springs Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wolf Springs Elementary School?
At Wolf Springs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 20% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wolf Springs Elementary School public or private?
Wolf Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blue Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.