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Rolling Ridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
563rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Kansas elementary schools
Summary

Rolling Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Olathe, Kansas, serving 380 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Olathe School District, which is ranked 48 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Rolling Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Rolling Ridge Elementary elementary schools in Kansas, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Kansas elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Even for its White and Special Education student populations, the school ranks in the bottom half of the state. Additionally, Rolling Ridge Elementary has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 24.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Rolling Ridge Elementary to other nearby schools in the Olathe district, the performance gap is significant. For example, Clearwater Creek Elementary, located just 0.5 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Kansas elementary schools and outperforms Rolling Ridge Elementary by a wide margin in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to Rolling Ridge Elementary's challenges.

366
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,900
Per pupil spending ?
64.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1500 W Elm Terr
       Olathe, KS  66061

(913) 780-7650

District: Olathe


Students who attend Rolling Ridge Elementary usually attend:

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

Hispanic:
50.0%
White:
35.8%
Two or more races:
6.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Kansas average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg52%
Kansas avg42%
563rd of 656
Kansas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
35th of 36Elementary Schools in the Olathe
48th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202517.8563 of 65614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202415.0577 of 65311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202323.7532 of 66019.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6573 of 66814.2%★☆☆☆☆
202115.7587 of 67012.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5583 of 66712.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3551 of 65616.0%★☆☆☆☆
201730.8489 of 65925.8%★☆☆☆☆
201626.1514 of 65621.6%★☆☆☆☆
201540.5447 of 67834.1%★★☆☆☆
201360.7322 of 66851.8%★★★☆☆
201252.2414 of 66037.3%★★☆☆☆
201171.5164 of 63174.0%★★★★☆
201054.0358 of 63043.2%★★☆☆☆
200949.5397 of 62136.1%★★☆☆☆
200864.5252 of 61459.0%★★★☆☆
200778.970 of 60088.3%★★★★☆
200656.0304 of 58548.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202140.1135 of 21436.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202534.0100 of 12922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7124 of 1240.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.2109 of 1176.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.8106 of 1179.4%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7105 of 1082.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.7122 of 1220.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.496 of 12925.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202113.9531 of 59110.2%★☆☆☆☆
201921.7488 of 59117.4%★☆☆☆☆
201827.2451 of 57421.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202514.8255 of 2622.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.8258 of 2600.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.7234 of 2454.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.8244 of 2543.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.9228 of 2290.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.7219 of 2356.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.3137 of 20733.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202519.2482 of 5339.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.5503 of 5467.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.3430 of 54120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8454 of 51211.3%★☆☆☆☆
202116.3458 of 4947.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.8463 of 5099.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.1432 of 51215.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202120.1508 of 60516.0%★☆☆☆☆
201915.6523 of 58610.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.2484 of 57515.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202533.5213 of 31331.9%★★☆☆☆
202421.5259 of 30615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5221 of 29625.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.6233 of 30523.6%★☆☆☆☆
202140.1135 of 21436.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202537.5388 of 57632.6%★★☆☆☆
202426.4460 of 57920.6%★☆☆☆☆
202343.6345 of 58440.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.7454 of 59623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.3463 of 58721.1%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1489 of 59217.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8492 of 57414.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)37th percentile+25 vs school
White (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2021)16th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2021)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts32%-13 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state
Science14%-27 vs state

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Rolling Ridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Kansas elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Rolling Ridge Elementary.

Students at Rolling Ridge Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Rolling Ridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

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


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