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Valley Park Elementary

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Valley Park Elementary ranks 83 rd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Valley Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Overland Park, Kansas, serving 639 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Blue Valley School District, which is ranked 4th out of 264 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Park Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20-80 elementary schools in Kansas, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding the Blue Valley district averages as well. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.43% of all students at Valley Park Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 70.66% in the Blue Valley district and 44.47% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, often ranking in the top 20-50 in the state for these groups.

While Valley Park Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly higher than the nearby schools in the Blue Valley district, the school lags behind the top-performing schools in the district, such as Prairie Star Elementary and Mission Trail Elementary, which consistently rank among the top 2-20 elementary schools in the state. Additionally, the school has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 11.7% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025, which is still lower than the state average.

549

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,485

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12301 Lamar Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66209

(913) 239-7600

District: Blue Valley

Students who attend Valley Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Overland Trail Middle
High:	Blue Valley North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Asian:

12.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

Kansas avg42%

83^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Blue Valley

4^th of 264Blue Valley 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	83.1	83 of 656	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	75 of 653	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	72 of 660	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	76 of 668	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	72 of 670	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	20 of 667	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	22 of 656	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	85.0	68 of 659	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.5	59 of 656	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	58 of 678	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	81.0	46 of 668	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	76.9	69 of 660	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	25 of 631	96.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.5	48 of 630	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	29 of 621	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	76.1	107 of 614	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	93 of 600	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	86.9	19 of 585	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.3	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	72.1	32 of 214	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	22 of 140	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	80.8	81 of 591	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	25 of 591	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	14 of 574	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	16 of 262	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	45 of 260	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	17 of 254	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	21 of 533	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	139 of 546	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	99 of 541	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	129 of 512	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	116 of 494	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	119 of 509	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	85.8	61 of 605	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	18 of 586	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	33 of 575	94.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	4 of 41	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	91 of 313	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	36 of 306	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	140 of 296	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	152 of 305	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	32 of 214	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	22 of 140	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	128 of 576	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	71 of 579	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	55 of 584	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	57 of 596	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	62 of 587	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	96.3	2 of 592	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	7 of 574	98.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)90th percentile~ school

Male (2021)90th percentile~ school

Female (2021)86th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)85th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+25 vs state

Science65%+24 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

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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
Valley Park Elementary	Public	K-5	12301 Lamar Ave.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7600	549	48	11.4	18.8%	355 (64.7%)	29 (5.3%)	51 (9.3%)	71 (12.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	83.1	83^rd of 656 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.1	75^th of 653 public elementary schools	88.5%	8	66.3	68.4	73.3	69.4	55.8	64.6	55.7	58.6	65.1	65.1	$13,485	$1,003	$12,482
Overland Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	6225 W. 133rd St.	Overland Park	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 239-7000	531	39	13.7	14.5%	266 (50.1%)	36 (6.8%)	45 (8.5%)	143 (26.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	87.9	49^th of 656 public elementary schools	92.5%		83.4	84^th of 653 public elementary schools	87.1%	35	72.1	73.6	74.7	73.4	55.4	64.4	62.8	60.8	77.1	77.1	$11,291	$945	$10,346
Heartland Elementary	Public	K-5	12775 Goodman St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6300	412	31	13.2	16.3%	214 (51.9%)	11 (2.7%)	36 (8.7%)	120 (29.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	90.5	29^th of 656 public elementary schools	95.6%		87.1	64^th of 653 public elementary schools	90.2%	35	73.2	68.3	78.8	73.6	83.1	65.0	65.7	71.7	67.2	67.2	$15,143	$549	$14,594
Mission Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	13200 Mission Road	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6700	384	29	13.1	13.3%	292 (76.0%)	14 (3.6%)	31 (8.1%)	15 (3.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	97.8	2^nd of 656 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.5	1^st of 653 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	85.7	81.7	90.1	86.1	83.7	80.0	80.3	81.1	85.9	85.9	$15,318	$548	$14,770
Leawood Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 W. 123rd St.	Leawood	66209	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6600	533	36	14.7	6.6%	452 (84.8%)	6 (1.1%)	35 (6.6%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	90.2	31^st of 656 public elementary schools	95.3%		89.4	46^th of 653 public elementary schools	93.0%	15	76.7	69.4	80.2	75.7	67.0	57.6	70.8	65.5	74.2	74.2	$11,485	$321	$11,164
Indian Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Knox St.	Overland Park	66210	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 239-6400	431	32	13.2	31.1%	246 (57.1%)	38 (8.8%)	76 (17.6%)	39 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	86.9	59^th of 656 public elementary schools	91.0%		85.6	73^rd of 653 public elementary schools	88.8%	14	77.9	72.1	74.3	74.8	51.4	64.7	64.8	60.3	68.0	68.0	$15,132	$1,103	$14,030
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	10200 W. 124th St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6900	491	31	15.6	16.9%	358 (72.9%)	21 (4.3%)	55 (11.2%)	33 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	82.7	88^th of 656 public elementary schools	86.6%		83.4	83^rd of 653 public elementary schools	87.3%	5	60.6	72.6	76.7	69.3	53.1	55.9	67.1	58.2	67.1	67.1	$12,194	$515	$11,680
Cottonwood Point Elementary	Public	K-5	10521 W. 129th St.	Overland Park	66213	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6100	352	29	12.2	9.1%	245 (69.6%)	6 (1.7%)	30 (8.5%)	50 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	93.8	15^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.7%		95	11^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	75.4	75.6	83.3	78.6	71.2	69.6	70.7	70.6	81.3	81.3	$14,713	$328	$14,385
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Lamar Ave.	Overland Park	66223	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-6500	456	33	13.7	11.8%	220 (48.2%)	38 (8.3%)	29 (6.4%)	134 (29.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	93.3	16^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.6%		94.4	15^th of 653 public elementary schools	97.7%	1	76.3	81.3	79.2	78.9	75.0	76.1	64.4	72.3	70.7	70.7	$13,264	$1,012	$12,252
Prairie Star Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 W. 143rd St.	Leawood	66224	Johnson County	Blue Valley	No	No	No	No	(913) 239-7100	371	28	13.0	7.3%	280 (75.5%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.3%)	40 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	92.7	20^th of 656 public elementary schools	97.0%		91	33^rd of 653 public elementary schools	94.9%	13	74.5	73.4	76.4	74.9	81.8	68.7	70.8	73.3	70.8	70.8	$14,847	$318	$14,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Valley Park Elementary?

Students at Valley Park Elementary are 65% White, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valley Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Overland Trail Middle
High : Blue Valley North High

What district is Valley Park Elementary in?

Blue Valley

How many students attend Valley Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Valley Park Elementary.

Is Valley Park Elementary a good school?

Valley Park Elementary ranks 83^rd of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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