Blue Valley North High

Summary:

Blue Valley North High is a public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,414 students. This school is part of the highly-ranked Blue Valley School District, which is ranked 2nd out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blue Valley North High has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the state of Kansas, ranking within the top 11 high schools over the past several years with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and Blue Valley district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. Additionally, the school excels in serving diverse student populations, including those with special education needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds, often ranking within the top 20 high schools in the state for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the Shawnee Mission School District, Blue Valley North High stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates, often 10-20 percentage points higher across core subject areas. This highlights the exceptional academic environment and resources available at Blue Valley North High, which has maintained its high performance over an extended period, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 12200 Lamar Ave.
       Overland Park, KS  66209


(913) 239-3000

District: Blue Valley

SchoolDigger Rank:
11th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,284 Help


Feeder schools for Blue Valley North High:

Elementary:    Leawood Elementary
    Mission Trail Elementary
    Overland Trail Elementary
    Valley Park Elementary
Middle:    Leawood Middle
    Overland Trail Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  1,414

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.2%
Asian:
12.9%
Hispanic:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.6% Help


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Compare Details Blue Valley North High ranks better than 96.5% of high schools in Kansas. It also ranks last among 5 ranked high schools in the Blue Valley School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.69. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.2%), Asian (12.9%), Hispanic (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Blue Valley School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blue Valley North High is 15.1. 3 high schools in the Blue Valley School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blue Valley North High is $10,284, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Blue Valley School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blue Valley North High:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Valley North High 11th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Blue Valley North High in the ranking list.)

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Blue Valley:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Valley 2nd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Blue Valley North High

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Rank History for all students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 91.97 7th 262 97.3%
2007 91.67 5th 280 98.2%
2008 87.63 9th 267 96.6%
2009 85.51 14th 291 95.2%
2010 82.18 20th 302 93.4%
2011 79.06 37th 298 87.6%
2012 74.96 42nd 317 86.8%
2013 79.06 31st 323 90.4%
2015 92.21 7th 326 97.9%
2016 99.16 1st 313 99.7%
2017 99.44 1st 316 99.7%
2018 98.24 3rd 314 99.0%
2019 94.90 6th 325 98.2%
2021 94.12 5th 320 98.4%
2022 91.86 7th 324 97.8%
2023 95.09 7th 327 97.9%
2024 92.69 11th 318 96.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.92 3rd 49 93.9%
2019 85.65 7th 58 87.9%
2021 86.25 2nd 55 96.4%
2022 91.05 4th 57 93.0%
2023 77.37 9th 64 85.9%
2024 87.61 7th 67 89.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.98 1st 110 99.1%
2019 96.73 2nd 111 98.2%
2021 70.57 18th 115 84.3%
2022 68.12 20th 117 82.9%
2023 85.36 9th 122 92.6%
2024 72.89 17th 124 86.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.18 54th 228 76.3%
2019 59.24 72nd 229 68.6%
2021 78.19 24th 213 88.7%
2022 87.48 12th 223 94.6%
2023 77.28 26th 250 89.6%
2024 90.32 15th 249 94.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.42 6th 248 97.6%
2019 91.33 7th 249 97.2%
2021 92.97 7th 250 97.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.98 1st 110 99.1%
2019 96.73 2nd 111 98.2%
2021 70.57 18th 115 84.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.13 21st 35 40.0%
2019 59.99 17th 37 54.1%
2021 61.74 14th 35 60.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.86 3rd 248 98.8%
2019 95.77 4th 252 98.4%
2021 93.67 6th 258 97.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.36 6th 29 79.3%
2019 74.38 9th 32 71.9%
2021 86.96 3rd 29 89.7%
2022 92.30 1st 28 96.4%
2023 90.74 3rd 33 90.9%
2024 84.21 5th 32 84.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.24 13th 47 72.3%
2019 41.52 22nd 46 52.2%
2021 54.01 20th 48 58.3%
2022 78.30 7th 50 86.0%
2023 70.69 9th 53 83.0%
2024 85.96 5th 50 90.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.20 6th 89 93.3%
2019 93.44 4th 92 95.7%
2021 87.28 9th 99 90.9%
2022 80.56 13th 102 87.3%
2023 77.62 12th 110 89.1%
2024 82.23 14th 105 86.7%
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Rank History for White students at Blue Valley North High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.58 9th 296 97.0%
2019 94.30 7th 306 97.7%
2021 91.11 10th 302 96.7%
2022 88.38 13th 307 95.8%
2023 92.68 8th 309 97.4%
2024 89.59 15th 295 94.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Blue Valley North High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1117 18 23 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1172
1989 1166 20 22 17 5 n/a n/a 0 1230
1990 1236 23 28 15 5 n/a n/a 0 1307
1991 1316 22 40 16 9 n/a n/a 0 1403
1992 1355 26 50 14 8 n/a n/a 0 1453
1993 1446 28 59 11 8 n/a n/a 0 1552
1994 664 17 35 10 4 n/a n/a 0 730
1995 873 16 38 9 5 n/a n/a 0 941
1996 873 16 38 9 5 n/a n/a 0 941
1997 1047 23 57 11 7 n/a n/a 0 1145
1998 1261 26 53 14 7 n/a n/a 0 1361
1999 1396 33 60 22 9 n/a n/a 0 1520
2000 1485 30 70 18 7 n/a n/a 0 1610
2001 1518 28 65 28 5 n/a n/a 0 1644
2002 1429 30 77 27 3 n/a n/a 0 1566
2003 1429 30 77 27 3 n/a n/a 0 1566
2004 1400 31 85 22 4 n/a n/a 0 1542
2005 1424 50 87 33 5 n/a n/a 15 1614
2006 1386 53 76 31 1 n/a n/a 56 1603
2007 1388 66 84 45 6 n/a n/a 0 1589
2008 1355 69 102 29 4 n/a n/a 0 1559
2009 1273 64 121 33 4 n/a n/a 0 1495
2010 1240 60 119 65 6 0 29 0 1519
2011 1242 82 125 56 5 0 39 0 1549
2012 1210 97 144 53 4 0 38 0 1546
2013 1176 94 155 73 6 0 45 0 1549
2014 1155 83 170 67 3 0 58 0 1536
2015 1118 84 185 76 7 0 63 0 1533
2016 1081 91 187 81 9 1 64 0 1514
2017 1127 89 198 100 7 1 67 0 1589
2018 1080 87 186 98 5 0 65 0 1521
2019 1037 79 183 103 4 0 63 0 1469
2020 1003 97 188 126 3 0 66 0 1483
2021 996 94 195 136 5 0 75 0 1501
2022 1023 98 200 124 8 0 78 0 1531
2023 908 105 182 125 7 0 87 0 1414

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blue Valley North High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1172 61.0 19.2 0
1989 1230 74.0 16.6 n/a
1990 1307 83.6 15.6 0
1991 1403 84.3 16.6 n/a
1992 1453 90.3 16.0 0.7
1993 1552 95.4 16.3 1
1994 730 52.8 13.8 0.1
1995 941 62.0 15.2 0.7
1996 941 62.0 15.2 0.7
1997 1145 74.3 15.4 0.3
1998 1361 88.3 15.4 0.3
1999 1520 92.1 16.5 0.5
2000 1610 101.2 15.9 0.4
2001 1644 98.3 16.7 0.6
2002 1566 92.7 16.9 1
2003 1566 92.7 16.9 1
2004 1542 91.8 16.8 0.9
2005 1614 92.0 17.5 2.8
2006 1603 95.8 16.7 2.7
2007 1589 106.4 14.9 3.8
2008 1559 87.2 17.9 3.2
2009 1495 83.4 17.9 5.2
2010 1519 82.3 18.4 6.1
2011 1549 81.8 18.9 7.9
2012 1546 111.4 13.8 8.7
2013 1549 87.6 17.6 9.8
2014 1536 86.4 17.7 10.6
2015 1533 86.0 17.8 12.2
2016 1514 87.0 17.4 11.1
2017 1589 88.1 18.0 11.6
2018 1521 91.7 16.5 11.6
2019 1469 92.2 15.9 10.8
2020 1483 97.3 15.2 10.9
2021 1501 74.0 20.2 11.5
2022 1531 87.9 17.4 10.1
2023 1414 93.6 15.1 15.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blue Valley North High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1172 61.0 19.2 0
1989 1230 74.0 16.6 n/a
1990 1307 83.6 15.6 0
1991 1403 84.3 16.6 n/a
1992 1453 90.3 16.0 0.7
1993 1552 95.4 16.3 1
1994 730 52.8 13.8 0.1
1995 941 62.0 15.2 0.7
1996 941 62.0 15.2 0.7
1997 1145 74.3 15.4 0.3
1998 1361 88.3 15.4 0.3
1999 1520 92.1 16.5 0.5
2000 1610 101.2 15.9 0.4
2001 1644 98.3 16.7 0.6
2002 1566 92.7 16.9 1
2003 1566 92.7 16.9 1
2004 1542 91.8 16.8 0.9
2005 1614 92.0 17.5 2.8
2006 1603 95.8 16.7 2.7
2007 1589 106.4 14.9 3.8
2008 1559 87.2 17.9 3.2
2009 1495 83.4 17.9 5.2
2010 1519 82.3 18.4 6.1
2011 1549 81.8 18.9 7.9
2012 1546 111.4 13.8 8.7
2013 1549 87.6 17.6 9.8
2014 1536 86.4 17.7 10.6
2015 1533 86.0 17.8 12.2
2016 1514 87.0 17.4 11.1
2017 1589 88.1 18.0 11.6
2018 1521 91.7 16.5 11.6
2019 1469 92.2 15.9 10.8
2020 1483 97.3 15.2 10.9
2021 1501 74.0 20.2 11.5
2022 1531 87.9 17.4 10.1
2023 1414 93.6 15.1 15.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Blue Valley North High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $230 (2.2%) $10,054 (97.8%) $10,284

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Blue Valley North High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 6th of 325 High schoolsRanks 7th of 327 High schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Blue Valley North High)51.245.7
 5.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Blue Valley)45.252
 6.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Blue Valley North High)54.748.1
 6.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Blue Valley)48.546.6
 1.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Blue Valley North High)47.346.7
 0.6%
   11th Grade Science (Blue Valley)43.949.3
 5.5%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students14691414
 3.7%
African American79105
 32.9%
American Indian47
 75%
Asian183182
 0.5%
Hispanic103125
 21.4%
Pacific Islander00
White1037908
 12.4%
Two or More Races6387
 38.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients10.8%15.6%
 4.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Valley North High

Students at Blue Valley North High are 64% White, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Blue Valley North High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Leawood Elementary
Elementary : Mission Trail Elementary
Elementary : Overland Trail Elementary
Elementary : Valley Park Elementary
Middle : Leawood Middle
Middle : Overland Trail Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,414 students attended Blue Valley North High.

Yes! Blue Valley North High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11th of 318 Kansas high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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