Summary:
Overland Trail Middle is a public middle school in Overland Park, Kansas, serving 547 students in grades 6-8 and part of the highly-ranked Blue Valley School District, which is ranked 3rd out of 269 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Overland Trail Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in Kansas, ranking within the top 40 schools in the state for the past several years.
Overland Trail Middle stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2022-2023 school year, 41.07% of Overland Trail Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 56.53% for the Blue Valley district and 33.17% for the state of Kansas. The school also has a more diverse student population than many nearby schools, with a racial makeup of 52.1% White, 8.59% African American, 10.05% Hispanic, and 22.3% Asian. Overland Trail Middle's ability to support the academic success of various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, is particularly impressive.
Despite its proximity to other high-performing middle schools in the Blue Valley district, such as Harmony Middle, Lakewood Middle, and Prairie Star Middle, Overland Trail Middle stands out as a consistently high-performing school, earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. With its diverse student population, strong academic performance, and exceptional support for various student subgroups, Overland Trail Middle is a standout middle school within the Blue Valley district and the state of Kansas.
Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Blue Valley
SchoolDigger Rank:
40th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,702
Students who attend Overland Trail Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Overland Trail Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.8
Number of students: 547
Racial breakdown:
White:
52.1%
Asian:
22.3%
Hispanic:
10.1%
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African American:
8.6%
Two or more races:
6.9%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.8%
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