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Black Bob Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Black Bob Elementary is a public elementary school in Olathe, Kansas, serving 354 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.

Black Bob Elementary consistently ranks among the top 35 elementary schools in Kansas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the Olathe district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Black Bob Elementary had 73.56% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.07% in Olathe and 44.47% statewide. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including Hispanic students, White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking among the top 10-35 elementary schools in Kansas for these subgroups.

While Black Bob Elementary's performance is exceptional, the school could explore ways to further reduce its chronic absenteeism rate, which is slightly higher than the desired target but still lower than the state average. The school outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Olathe district, including Ridgeview Elementary, Regency Place Elementary, Green Springs Elementary, Briarwood Elementary, Liberty View Elementary, Tomahawk Elementary, Brougham Elementary, Heritage Elementary, Havencroft Elementary, and Scarborough Elementary. The only exception is Regency Place Elementary, which also ranks among the top schools in the state and has similar academic performance to Black Bob Elementary.

362

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,014

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14701 S Brougham Dr
Olathe, KS 66062

(913) 780-7310

District: Olathe

Students who attend Black Bob Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frontier Trail Middle School
High:	Olathe South Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Hispanic:

21.3%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (68% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Olathe

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg52%

Kansas avg42%

35^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	89.7	35 of 656	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	28 of 653	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	35 of 660	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	112 of 668	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	126 of 670	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	143 of 667	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	134 of 656	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	136 of 659	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	95 of 656	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	51 of 678	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	75.0	134 of 668	79.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	187 of 660	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	63.2	266 of 631	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	202 of 630	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.5	75 of 621	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.2	106 of 614	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	87 of 600	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.1	107 of 585	81.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	80.6	16 of 214	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	76.3	106 of 591	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	177 of 591	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	229 of 574	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	8 of 262	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	5 of 260	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	32 of 546	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	2 of 541	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	21 of 512	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	33 of 494	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.2	109 of 509	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	107 of 512	79.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	70.8	140 of 605	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	115 of 586	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	79 of 575	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	19 of 313	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	25 of 306	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	6 of 305	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	16 of 214	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	34 of 576	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	10 of 579	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	30 of 584	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	128 of 596	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	136 of 587	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	152 of 592	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	143 of 574	75.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)93rd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)77th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+29 vs state

Mathematics73%+34 vs state

Science57%+15 vs state

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Schools Near Black Bob 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
Black Bob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14701 S Brougham Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7310	362	25	14.3	21.5%	241 (66.6%)	19 (5.2%)	77 (21.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	89.7	35^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.7%		91.7	28^th of 653 public elementary schools	95.7%	7	77.6	70.4	73.3	73.6	72.9	73.2	71.7	72.7	56.5	56.5	$14,014	$643	$13,371
Green Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14675 S Alden St	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7450	235	27	8.7	19.1%	165 (70.2%)	16 (6.8%)	25 (10.6%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	81.1	101^st of 656 public elementary schools	84.6%		90.5	38^th of 653 public elementary schools	94.2%	63	68.6	80.0	57.8	68.8	60.0	66.7	68.9	65.6	48.9	48.9	$21,912	$934	$20,978
Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14101 S Brougham Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7330	315	23	13.8	28.9%	200 (63.5%)	25 (7.9%)	48 (15.2%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (6.7%)	75.6	135^th of 656 public elementary schools	79.4%		73.3	131^st of 653 public elementary schools	79.9%	4	63.0	62.7	62.5	62.8	56.5	49.0	70.8	58.6	52.1	52.1	$16,534	$651	$15,883
Liberty View Elementary	Public	K-5	14800 S. Greenwood St.	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7700	430	33	12.8	13.5%	254 (59.1%)	28 (6.5%)	28 (6.5%)	84 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.7%)	71.7	161^st of 656 public elementary schools	75.5%		80.7	98^th of 653 public elementary schools	85.0%	63	67.1	64.5	55.1	62.4	60.8	52.6	52.2	55.3	46.4	46.4	$14,596	$830	$13,766
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13820 Brougham Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7690	359	26	13.5	45.1%	199 (55.4%)	30 (8.4%)	101 (28.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	53.6	301^st of 656 public elementary schools	54.1%		62.1	223^rd of 653 public elementary schools	65.8%	78	52.5	46.2	54.2	51.4	45.9	51.3	45.8	47.3	37.5	37.5	$17,301	$1,047	$16,254
Brougham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15500 S Brougham Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7350	298	22	13.7	18.8%	199 (66.8%)	23 (7.7%)	41 (13.8%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	89.2	39^th of 656 public elementary schools	94.1%		85	76^th of 653 public elementary schools	88.4%	37	85.7	66.7	70.4	74.5	78.0	61.9	66.7	69.2	63.0	63.0	$15,458	$797	$14,660
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
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E Pawnee Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7490	335	26	13.0	39.1%	189 (56.4%)	18 (5.4%)	83 (24.8%)	17 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	33.1	465^th of 656 public elementary schools	29.1%		31.6	472^nd of 653 public elementary schools	27.7%	7	40.5	36.2	37.3	37.8	35.1	34.0	40.0	36.8	40.0	40.0	$16,223	$1,242	$14,980
Scarborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 S Lindenwood Dr	Olathe	66062	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7670	307	21	14.4	33.2%	213 (69.4%)	27 (8.8%)	38 (12.4%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	67	197^th of 656 public elementary schools	70.0%		68.4	179^th of 653 public elementary schools	72.6%	18	56.0	63.2	56.1	58.5	54.0	66.7	51.7	57.6	37.9	37.9	$17,704	$862	$16,842
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Bob Elementary

How many students attend Black Bob Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Black Bob Elementary.

What district is Black Bob Elementary in?

Olathe

What schools do graduates of Black Bob Elementary attend?

Students who attend Black Bob Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frontier Trail Middle School
High : Olathe South Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Black Bob Elementary?

Students at Black Bob Elementary are 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Black Bob Elementary a good school?

Yes. Black Bob Elementary ranks in the top 5.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

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