Olathe

Olathe has 52 schools: 36 elementary, 10 middle and 6 high schools. Across the 2025–26 results, school averages are above state results in elementary and middle school in all three subjects, and in high school in ELA and math—but high-school science averages are 6 percentage points below the state. The results also vary widely within each level: elementary schools span 48–54 points from lowest to highest by subject, middle schools 31–39 points, and scored high schools 12–16 points. The most important takeaway is that area averages can hide substantial differences between schools.

Several schools stand out, but the leaders differ by subject. Prairie Trail Middle School leads middle schools in ELA, math and science, with 72%, 75% and 68% proficient; SchoolDigger ranks it 5th of 368 Kansas middle schools, in the 99th percentile. At the elementary level, Regency Place Elementary leads ELA at 79%, Meadow Lane Elementary leads math at 83%, and Clearwater Creek Elementary leads science at 74%; SchoolDigger places all three among the state’s top 3% of elementary schools. Olathe Northwest High School leads the scored high schools at 64% in ELA, 60% in math and 40% in science, and SchoolDigger ranks it in the 91st percentile. At the lower end, Ridgeview Elementary has the lowest elementary ELA and math results, both about 31%, while Rolling Ridge Elementary has the lowest elementary science result, at 22%.

Across 51 schools with results in both years, average ELA proficiency rose 3 points and math rose 5 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26; state results rose 1 point in ELA and 2 in math. Individual schools moved in different directions: Washington Elementary gained 10 points in ELA, 15 in math and 19 in science, yet remained below state results in all three subjects. Brougham Elementary declined 11 points in ELA, 7 in math and 13 in science. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking for Oregon Trail Middle School rose from 49th to 79th between 2023–24 and 2025–26, while Brougham moved from the 88th to the 80th percentile. Context measures do not sort schools neatly by results: Westview Elementary reports a 78% free/reduced-lunch rate and math proficiency 25 points above state, while Green Springs Elementary has an 8.7 student–teacher ratio and strong results, but Ridgeview also has a relatively low ratio, 9.7, despite low scores. High-school science results do not have a prior-year comparison.