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Overland Trail Middle

Public Grades 6-8
19th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 363 Kansas Middle Schools
Better than 95% of Kansas middle schools
Summary

Overland Trail Middle is a public middle school located in Overland Park, Kansas, serving 562 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the highly-ranked Blue Valley School District, which is ranked 4th out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overland Trail Middle consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, 64.8% of Overland Trail Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.47% statewide, and 62.49% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 38.73% statewide. While the school's performance is strong compared to the Blue Valley School District average, it lags slightly behind some of the top-performing schools in the district, such as Lakewood Middle, Prairie Star Middle, and Leawood Middle.

When compared to middle schools in the neighboring Olathe and Shawnee Mission districts, Overland Trail Middle clearly outperforms them in most academic metrics. Schools like Frontier Trail Middle School and Indian Woods Middle have lower test scores and higher rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a more socioeconomically diverse student population.

540
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,766
Per pupil spending ?
21.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6201 W. 133rd St.
       Overland Park, KS  66209

(913) 239-5400

District: Blue Valley


Students who attend Overland Trail Middle usually attend:

High:    Blue Valley North High

Feeder schools for Overland Trail Middle:

Elementary:    Overland Trail Elementary
    Valley Park Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
53.5%
Asian:
19.6%
Hispanic:
10.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Kansas average (62% vs 42% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 5% of Kansas middle schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Blue Valley's ranking
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school62%
District avg69%
Kansas avg42%
19th of 363
Kansas public middle schools ?
Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Kansas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 9Middle Schools in the Blue Valley
4th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202591.819 of 36394.8%★★★★★
202489.321 of 36294.2%★★★★★
202381.840 of 36289.0%★★★★☆
202282.935 of 36890.5%★★★★★
202182.929 of 36792.1%★★★★★
201987.523 of 36893.8%★★★★★
201893.011 of 35096.9%★★★★★
201792.916 of 35895.5%★★★★★
201695.09 of 34397.4%★★★★★
201589.514 of 36896.2%★★★★★
201369.698 of 35572.4%★★★★☆
201276.933 of 34290.4%★★★★★
201179.221 of 32093.4%★★★★★
201080.918 of 31694.3%★★★★★
200979.620 of 30793.5%★★★★★
200883.712 of 29695.9%★★★★★
200786.78 of 28697.2%★★★★★
200687.45 of 27798.2%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202583.37 of 6889.7%★★★★★
202442.738 of 7347.9%★★★☆☆
202363.220 of 7372.6%★★★★☆
202262.913 of 7281.9%★★★★☆
202159.821 of 6567.7%★★★★☆
201978.38 of 6988.4%★★★★☆
201848.427 of 5752.6%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202573.711 of 3164.5%★★★☆☆
202473.010 of 3167.7%★★★★☆
202361.716 of 3148.4%★★★☆☆
202259.115 of 3151.6%★★★☆☆
202170.311 of 3063.3%★★★☆☆
201970.312 of 3060.0%★★★☆☆
201881.24 of 2584.0%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202164.028 of 16082.5%★★★★☆
201973.024 of 15784.7%★★★★☆
201871.419 of 13285.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202175.441 of 31386.9%★★★★☆
201985.422 of 29492.5%★★★★★
201892.59 of 27596.7%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202165.99 of 3976.9%★★★★☆
201963.114 of 4266.7%★★★★☆
201862.511 of 3164.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202575.824 of 13582.2%★★★★☆
202486.614 of 14490.3%★★★★★
202381.612 of 14091.4%★★★★★
202276.618 of 13887.0%★★★★☆
202156.546 of 13565.9%★★★☆☆
201955.746 of 12864.1%★★★☆☆
201875.319 of 11483.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202582.128 of 28590.2%★★★★★
202472.636 of 29687.8%★★★★☆
202372.937 of 30087.7%★★★★☆
202269.537 of 27086.3%★★★★☆
202160.775 of 27572.7%★★★★☆
201969.445 of 27083.3%★★★★☆
201852.694 of 25563.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202186.621 of 30893.2%★★★★★
201983.929 of 30190.4%★★★★★
201890.817 of 28093.9%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202580.413 of 9185.7%★★★★☆
202463.023 of 8873.9%★★★★☆
202365.625 of 9072.2%★★★★☆
202278.312 of 8385.5%★★★★☆
202179.511 of 7986.1%★★★★☆
201969.715 of 7078.6%★★★★☆
201898.81 of 6498.4%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202570.831 of 17782.5%★★★★☆
202456.754 of 16467.1%★★★☆☆
202345.080 of 17855.1%★★★☆☆
202266.331 of 17181.9%★★★★☆
202164.028 of 16082.5%★★★★☆
201973.024 of 15784.7%★★★★☆
201871.419 of 13285.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202592.312 of 34996.6%★★★★★
202489.518 of 34794.8%★★★★★
202379.641 of 34988.3%★★★★☆
202280.536 of 34989.7%★★★★☆
202177.438 of 34989.1%★★★★☆
201988.913 of 34496.2%★★★★★
201891.411 of 33396.7%★★★★★
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)
White (2025)97th percentile~ school
Male (2021)93rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school
African American (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2021)87th percentile-5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2021)82nd percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-13 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2021)77th percentile-15 vs school
Asian (2025)65th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts65%+20 vs state
Mathematics62%+24 vs state
Science60%+19 vs state

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Students who attend Overland Trail Middle usually go on to attend Blue Valley North High

Yes. Overland Trail Middle ranks in the top 5.2% of Kansas middle schools.

Students at Overland Trail Middle are 54% White, 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Overland Trail Middle.


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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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