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Central Elementary

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Central Elementary ranks 478 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Olathe, Kansas, serving 260 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Olathe School District, which is ranked 48 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Central Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, its academic performance is particularly concerning. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.73% of Central Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.07% in the Olathe district and 44.47% statewide. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Central Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 30.5% over the past few years, are also much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Central Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than most of the nearby schools in the Olathe district, such as Havencroft Elementary, Mahaffie Elementary, and Clearwater Creek Elementary, which consistently outperform Central Elementary on state assessments. Even the nearby School for Deaf Elementary, which serves a specialized population, outperforms Central Elementary on state assessments. While the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and the significant English Language Learner population at Central Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance, the school's strong performance for students with disabilities suggests that it has effective strategies in place that could potentially be applied to other student subgroups.

254

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,271

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 E Cedar St
Olathe, KS 66061

(913) 780-7370

District: Olathe

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oregon Trail Middle School
High:	Olathe North Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

26.8%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% Kansas)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2023) to 27th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg52%

Kansas avg42%

478^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 36Elementary Schools in the Olathe

48^th of 264Olathe among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	478 of 656	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	466 of 653	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	432 of 660	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	454 of 668	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	455 of 670	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.4	562 of 667	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	571 of 656	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	542 of 659	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	554 of 656	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	561 of 678	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.1	353 of 668	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.0	556 of 660	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.3	392 of 631	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.9	287 of 630	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.6	338 of 621	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	326 of 614	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.6	392 of 600	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.5	273 of 585	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	65 of 129	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	42 of 124	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	81 of 117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	88 of 108	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	112 of 122	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	98 of 129	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	48.4	323 of 591	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	435 of 591	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	468 of 574	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	192 of 262	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	156 of 260	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	125 of 245	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	175 of 254	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	166 of 229	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	195 of 235	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	176 of 207	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	306 of 533	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	319 of 546	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	299 of 541	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	271 of 512	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	311 of 494	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	437 of 509	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	436 of 512	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	471 of 605	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	506 of 586	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	538 of 575	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	56 of 313	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	129 of 306	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	145 of 296	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	192 of 576	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	240 of 579	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	329 of 584	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	189 of 587	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	474 of 592	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	494 of 574	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+55 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2021)45th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2021)22nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-6 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

Science27%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Central Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Cedar St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7370	254	23	11.0	74.8%	68 (26.8%)	17 (6.7%)	143 (56.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	31.7	478^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.1%		32.1	466^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.6%	12	48.5	27.8	40.5	38.7	35.3	45.9	28.9	36.2	26.7	26.7	$18,271	$2,490	$15,781
School for Deaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 East Park Street	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	School for Deaf	No	No	No	No	(913) 210-8200	56	12	4.7	23.2%	31 (55.4%)	5 (8.9%)	10 (17.9%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (16.1%)	1.5	655^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.2%					(n/a)		0.0	7.1	5.4		0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	7.1
Westview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Troost St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7750	164	18	9.0	78.0%	38 (23.2%)	3 (1.8%)	117 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	74.6	144^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.0%		61.5	228^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.1%	84	70.0	57.7	57.7	61.1	59.1	55.6	68.0	60.8	46.2	46.2	$23,413	$3,209	$20,204
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Elm St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7630	260	27	9.7	65.4%	81 (31.2%)	15 (5.8%)	151 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	28.4	495^th of 656 public elementary schools	24.5%		25.9	509^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.1%	14	36.8	48.3	34.4	39.4	20.5	35.5	38.2	30.8	26.5	26.5	$24,822	$3,371	$21,451
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 N Woodland Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7570	218	21	10.2	58.3%	122 (56.0%)	18 (8.3%)	64 (29.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	44.6	366^th of 656 public elementary schools	44.2%		41.2	407^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.7%	41	35.3	50.0	36.6	41.2	44.1	51.1	41.5	45.8	43.9	43.9	$19,844	$2,032	$17,812
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Marion St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7430	244	23	10.5	60.7%	86 (35.2%)	20 (8.2%)	113 (46.3%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.6%)	42.1	394^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.9%		39.7	416^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.3%	22	42.4	48.6	38.9	43.3	33.3	51.4	38.9	41.3	41.7	41.7	$19,916	$2,261	$17,655
Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Elm Terr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7650	366	35	10.4	64.8%	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	183 (50.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	17.8	563^rd of 656 public elementary schools	14.2%		15	577^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	32.8	40.7	22.2	31.9	28.8	32.7	14.3	25.3	14.3	14.3	$17,900	$1,874	$16,026
Havencroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E Sheridan St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7470	271	23	11.9	61.3%	129 (47.6%)	14 (5.2%)	102 (37.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	32.9	469^th of 656 public elementary schools	28.5%		36.5	438^th of 653 public elementary schools	32.9%	31	53.3	36.6	34.1	41.5	50.0	30.2	27.3	36.1	25.0	25.0	$19,487	$2,103	$17,384
Mahaffie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 N Nelson Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7530	449	31	14.3	43.7%	256 (57.0%)	33 (7.3%)	101 (22.5%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.4%)	59.7	261^st of 656 public elementary schools	60.2%		45.1	374^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.7%	113	53.8	47.1	53.3	51.8	48.1	40.4	58.1	49.2	54.1	54.1	$14,212	$670	$13,542
Clearwater Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 S Clearwater Creek Drive	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7360	522	32	16.3	13.0%	390 (74.7%)	36 (6.9%)	50 (9.6%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	92.7	21^st of 656 public elementary schools	96.8%		89.8	42^nd of 653 public elementary schools	93.6%	21	67.0	75.3	81.8	74.2	65.1	76.5	86.4	75.3	77.3	77.3	$11,569	$784	$10,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oregon Trail Middle School
High : Olathe North Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks 478^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Olathe

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Central Elementary.

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