Blue Valley School District

15020 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66223-2200
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Blue Valley School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 37 public schools serving 22,365 students in Blue Valley School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public schools in Kansas.
Public Schools in Blue Valley School District have an average math proficiency score of 51% (versus the Kansas public school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 33% statewide average).
The top ranked public schools in Blue Valley School District are Mission Trail Elementary School, Timber Creek Elementary School and Harmony Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Blue Valley School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kansas.
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Kansas public school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
37 Schools
1,354 Schools
# Students
22,365 Students
479,842 Students
# Teachers
1,530 Teachers
33,587 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

District Rank

Blue Valley School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has increased from 95% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#9 out of 286 school districts
(Top 5%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Blue Valley  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
51%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Blue Valley  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
55%
32%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Blue Valley  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
47%
31%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Blue Valley  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
97%
89%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Blue Valley  School District and public school graduation rate of Kansas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.52
0.57
# American Indian Students
76 Students
3,573 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
3,466 Students
13,547 Students
% Asian Students
16%
3%
# Hispanic Students
1,600 Students
104,988 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
22%
# Black Students
903 Students
31,414 Students
% Black Students
4%
7%
# White Students
15,005 Students
294,763 Students
% White Students
67%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
17 Students
1,143 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,298 Students
30,414 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
487
22,055
# Students in K Grade:
1,480
31,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,529
33,143
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,643
34,458
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,599
33,616
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,675
34,542
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,702
34,588
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,637
35,123
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,713
35,135
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,791
36,404
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,733
37,567
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,729
37,374
# Students in 11th Grade:
1,832
36,610
# Students in 12th Grade:
1,813
34,789
# Ungraded Students:
2
2,493

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,966 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,201. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,249 is higher than the state median of $17,113. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$357 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Blue Valley  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$408 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart displays total spending of Blue Valley  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$15,966
$16,201
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Blue Valley  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$18,249
$17,113
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Blue Valley  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Kansas by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Blue Valley School District Public Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mission Trail Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
13200 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-6700
Grades: PK-5
| 369 students
Rank: #22.
Timber Creek Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
16451 Flint St
Olathe, KS 66062
(913) 239-7800
Grades: PK-5
| 582 students
Rank: #33.
Harmony Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
14140 Grant St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 239-6200
Grades: K-5
| 520 students
Rank: #44.
Cottonwood Point Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10521 W. 129th St.
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 239-6100
Grades: K-5
| 370 students
Rank: #55.
Morse Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
15201 Monrovia St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 239-6800
Grades: K-5
| 356 students
Rank: #66.
Lakewood Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
14600 Lamar Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66223
(913) 239-6500
Grades: K-5
| 493 students
Rank: #77.
Sunset Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
14901 England St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 239-7400
Grades: PK-5
| 433 students
Rank: #88.
Cedar Hills Elementary School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9100 W. 165th St.
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-3300
Grades: K-5
| 612 students
Rank: #99.
Heartland Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
12775 Goodman St.
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 239-6300
Grades: K-5
| 378 students
Rank: #1010.
Oak Hill Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10200 W. 124th St.
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 239-6900
Grades: K-5
| 499 students
Rank: #1111.
Prairie Star Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
3800 W. 143rd St.
Overland Park, KS 66224
(913) 239-7100
Grades: K-5
| 406 students
Rank: #1212.
Blue River Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5101 W. 163rd Terrace
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-6000
Grades: K-5
| 457 students
Rank: #1313.
Wolf Springs Elementary School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9300 W. 178th Street
Bucyrus, KS 66013
(913) 624-2400
Grades: PK-5
| 562 students
Rank: #1414.
Leawood Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2400 W. 123rd St.
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-6600
Grades: K-5
| 556 students
Rank: #1515.
Indian Valley Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
11600 Knox St.
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913) 239-6400
Grades: K-5
| 376 students
Rank: #1616.
Overland Trail Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
6225 W. 133rd St.
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-7000
Grades: K-5
| 591 students
Rank: #1717.
Valley Park Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
12301 Lamar Ave.
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-7600
Grades: K-5
| 639 students
Rank: #1818.
Liberty View Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
14800 S. Greenwood St.
Olathe, KS 66062
(913) 239-7700
Grades: PK-5
| 434 students
Rank: #1919.
Pleasant Ridge Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
9000 W. 165th St.
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-5700
Grades: 6-8
| 592 students
Rank: #2020.
Sunrise Point Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
15800 Roe Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66224
(913) 239-7500
Grades: K-5
| 478 students
Rank: #2121.
Blue Valley High School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6001 W. 159th St.
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-4800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,405 students
Rank: #2222.
Prairie Star Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
14201 Mission Road
Overland Park, KS 66224
(913) 239-5600
Grades: 6-8
| 439 students
Rank: #2323.
Harmony Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
10101 W. 141st St.
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 239-5200
Grades: 6-8
| 510 students
Rank: #2424.
Blue Valley North High School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
12200 Lamar Ave.
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-3000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,402 students
Rank: #2525.
Lakewood Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6601 Edgewater Drive
Overland Park, KS 66223
(913) 239-5800
Grades: 6-8
| 551 students
Rank: #2626.
Blue Valley Northwest High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
13260 Switzer Road
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 239-3400
Grades: 9-12
| 1,441 students
Rank: #2727.
Stanley Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
6121 W. 158th St.
Overland Park, KS 66223
(913) 239-7200
Grades: PK-5
| 637 students
Rank: #2828.
Oxford Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
12500 Switzer Road
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 239-5500
Grades: 6-8
| 615 students
Rank: #2929.
Overland Trail Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
6201 W. 133rd St.
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-5400
Grades: 6-8
| 562 students
Rank: #3030.
Stilwell Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
6410 W. 199th St.
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-7300
Grades: K-5
| 253 students
Rank: #3131.
Blue Valley West High School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
16200 Antioch Road
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-3700
Grades: 9-12
| 1,558 students
Rank: #3232.
Leawood Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2410 W. 123rd St.
Leawood, KS 66209
(913) 239-5300
Grades: 6-8
| 490 students
Rank: #3333.
Aubry Bend Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
12501 W. 175th Street
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 624-2300
Grades: 6-8
| 809 students
Rank: #3434.
Blue Valley Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
5001 W. 163rd Terrace
Stilwell, KS 66085
(913) 239-5100
Grades: 6-8
| 573 students
Rank: #3535.
Blue Valley Southwest High School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
17600 Quivira Road
Olathe, KS 66062
(913) 624-2000
Grades: 9-12
| 995 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools belong to Blue Valley School District?
Blue Valley School District manages 37 public schools serving 22,365 students.
What is the rank of Blue Valley School District?
Blue Valley School District is ranked #8 out of 286 school districts in Kansas (top 5%) based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 2021-2022 school year. This district ranks in the top 20% of Kansas school districts for: Highest overall rank (Top 5%), Highest math proficiency (Top 5%), Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%), Highest science proficiency (Top 10%), Highest graduation rate (Top 1%), Most diverse schools (Top 1%) and Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
What is the racial composition of students in Blue Valley School District?
67% of Blue Valley School District students are White, 16% of students are Asian, 7% of students are Hispanic, 6% of students are Two or more races, and 4% of students are Black.
What is the student/teacher ratio of Blue Valley School District?
Blue Valley School District has a student/teacher ratio of 14:1, which is equal to the Kansas state average of 14:1.
What is Blue Valley School District's spending/student ratio?
The school district's spending/student of $18,249 is higher than the state median of $17,113. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 37 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 22,365 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 33%
  • : 97% (Top 1% in KS)
  • : Top 5%
  • : 51% (Top 5%)
  • : 55% (Top 5%)
  • : 47% (Top 10%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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