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Washington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Olathe, Kansas, serving 358 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 from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a well-regarded district, Washington Elementary faces significant challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments. In 2024-2025, only 21.07% of Washington 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 is particularly low in 5th grade, with only 16.17% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 15.94% in Mathematics. Washington Elementary also has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 81.28% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a higher percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students.

Interestingly, nearby Woodland Elementary and Ravenwood Elementary, also part of the Olathe School District, consistently rank in the top 20% of Kansas elementary schools. Even the School for Deaf Elementary, which serves a specialized population, outperforms Washington Elementary on state assessments. Addressing the challenges faced by Washington Elementary, such as high chronic absenteeism and the needs of economically disadvantaged and ELL students, will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for its students.

385

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,166

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1202 N Ridgeview Rd
Olathe, KS 66061

(913) 780-7730

District: Olathe

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Fe Trail Middle School
High:	Olathe North Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

16.9%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg52%

Kansas avg42%

593^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^th 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	12.5	593 of 656	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	608 of 653	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	584 of 660	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	545 of 668	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	505 of 670	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	602 of 667	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	572 of 656	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	604 of 659	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	535 of 656	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	580 of 678	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.7	445 of 668	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	481 of 660	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	541 of 631	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	59.7	299 of 630	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.6	465 of 621	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	66.5	232 of 614	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.5	476 of 600	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.3	451 of 585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.1	131 of 214	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	110 of 193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	80 of 129	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	110 of 124	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	67 of 117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	85 of 117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	64 of 108	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	107 of 122	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	94 of 129	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	26.5	460 of 591	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	527 of 591	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	502 of 574	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	227 of 262	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	216 of 260	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	188 of 245	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	130 of 254	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	202 of 235	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	153 of 207	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	477 of 533	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	488 of 546	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	464 of 541	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	353 of 512	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	206 of 494	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	449 of 509	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	421 of 512	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	36.3	412 of 605	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	521 of 586	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	490 of 575	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	275 of 313	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	289 of 306	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	259 of 296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	231 of 305	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	131 of 214	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	110 of 193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	8.8	558 of 579	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	528 of 584	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	470 of 596	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	560 of 592	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	504 of 574	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)39th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2021)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2024)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science9%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Truly feel they focus on ELL, which is great. But if your student doesn’t fall in these needs, they get left behind Close Quote

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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
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 N Ridgeview Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7730	385	41	9.4	80.3%	65 (16.9%)	27 (7.0%)	279 (72.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	12.5	593^rd of 656 public elementary schools	9.6%		10.2	608^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.9%	15	20.0	31.6	16.2	21.1	19.0	35.9	15.9	21.6	8.7	8.7	$18,166	$3,275	$14,891
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
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
Countryside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15800 W 124th Terr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7390	349	30	11.7	59.9%	143 (41.0%)	53 (15.2%)	114 (32.7%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (6.6%)	40.9	405^th of 656 public elementary schools	38.3%		42	399^th of 653 public elementary schools	38.9%	6	38.5	47.4	38.2	41.5	33.9	54.2	44.8	44.3	34.5	34.5	$16,777	$2,030	$14,747
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11601 S. Woodland Road	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7770	305	25	12.3	19.3%	191 (62.6%)	25 (8.2%)	42 (13.8%)	19 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	70.7	163^rd of 656 public elementary schools	75.2%		79.4	109^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.3%	54	61.8	67.9	54.2	61.5	55.4	61.4	63.3	59.9	36.7	36.7	$18,718	$1,213	$17,505
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
Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12211 S. Clinton St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7640	418	30	13.9	30.6%	277 (66.3%)	54 (12.9%)	48 (11.5%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	79	113^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.8%		80.6	100^th of 653 public elementary schools	84.7%	13	62.3	72.4	57.1	63.5	53.1	67.8	67.1	62.7	55.7	55.7	$14,125	$959	$13,167
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15800 W Indian Creek Pkwy	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7510	349	28	12.4	58.2%	178 (51.0%)	42 (12.0%)	92 (26.4%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.2%)	24.3	517^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.2%		32	469^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.2%	48	42.1	33.9	32.6	36.5	30.0	22.4	27.7	26.7	38.3	38.3	$16,368	$2,232	$14,136
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Washington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Fe Trail Middle School
High : Olathe North Senior High

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Olathe

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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