Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66061

Summary:

The 66061 zip code area of Olathe, Kansas is home to 26 schools, including 17 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools, all part of the Olathe School District. This district is ranked 55 out of 266 in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the area stand out for their exceptional performance. Olathe Northwest High School is ranked 22nd out of 318 Kansas high schools and has a 5-star rating, with strong test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Prairie Trail Middle School is ranked 9th out of 362 Kansas middle schools and also has a 5-star rating, with outstanding test scores across all grades. At the elementary level, Meadow Lane Elementary is ranked 7th out of 653 Kansas elementary schools and has a 5-star rating, with exceptional test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

However, the schools in the 66061 zip code also exhibit a wide range in academic performance, with some struggling schools like Washington Elementary and Rolling Ridge Elementary performing below the state averages. This variation in test scores and other metrics suggests opportunities to learn from the best practices of the top-performing schools and apply them to improve the lower-performing ones within the Olathe School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School for Deaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 East Park Street	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	School for Deaf	No	No	No	No	(913) 210-8200	57	12	4.7	29.8%	31 (54.4%)	6 (10.5%)	11 (19.3%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.0%)								(n/a)	0.0							0.0	10.0							7.1
School for Deaf High	Public	7-12	450 East Park Street	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	School for Deaf	No	No	No	No	(913) 210-8111	60	13	4.6	38.3%	23 (38.3%)	9 (15.0%)	17 (28.3%)	6 (10.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	23	263^rd of 318 public high schools	17.3%					(n/a)					7.1	5.0	9.1	6.7					0.0	10.5	18.2	9.3		15.0		12.0
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Cedar St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7370	220	22	10.0	74.5%	69 (31.4%)	14 (6.4%)	128 (58.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	32.1	466^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.6%		36.8	432^nd of 660 public elementary schools	34.5%	34	22.9	28.6	42.9					31.9	41.5	17.4	26.7					28.0	37.8			37.8	$15,369	$1,880	$13,489
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Marion St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7430	245	24	10.3	65.7%	99 (40.4%)	21 (8.6%)	93 (38.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17 (6.9%)	39.7	416^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.3%		43.4	381^st of 660 public elementary schools	42.3%	35	40.0	32.5	25.6					32.5	37.8	27.9	35.9					33.6	46.2			46.2	$15,749	$1,853	$13,896
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Elm St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7630	255	28	9.1	74.1%	92 (36.1%)	14 (5.5%)	136 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	25.9	509^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.1%		19.7	556^th of 660 public elementary schools	15.8%	47	28.0	28.1	32.1					29.4	37.0	29.4	17.2					27.8	24.1			24.1	$16,851	$2,512	$14,340
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 N Ridgeview Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7730	359	35	10.1	85.0%	70 (19.5%)	27 (7.5%)	237 (66.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	10.2	608^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.3	584^th of 660 public elementary schools	11.5%	24	11.4	14.8	19.0					15.3	13.7	23.2	9.5					15.8	17.5			17.5	$13,107	$2,134	$10,972
Westview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Troost St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7750	164	22	7.5	72.6%	43 (26.2%)	4 (2.4%)	111 (67.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	61.5	228^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.1%		71.5	148^th of 660 public elementary schools	77.6%	80	30.8	41.4	38.1					36.8	57.1	50.0	52.4					53.2	57.1			57.1	$20,787	$2,712	$18,075
Santa Fe Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Ridgeview Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7290	635	56	11.4	60.5%	268 (42.2%)	71 (11.2%)	227 (35.7%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	36.3	233^rd of 362 public middle schools	35.6%		39.7	209^th of 362 public middle schools	42.3%	24				27.1	30.8	17.8		25.0				24.7	22.1	16.4		20.9		18.5		18.5	$12,061	$626	$11,435
Oregon Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Dennis Ave	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7250	657	54	12.2	46.3%	345 (52.5%)	37 (5.6%)	229 (34.9%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	42.7	186^th of 362 public middle schools	48.6%		44.8	182^nd of 362 public middle schools	49.7%	4				28.7	27.3	20.3		25.3				33.0	19.5	22.9		25.1		23.5		23.5	$12,263	$323	$11,940
Olathe North Senior High	Public	9-12	600 E Prairie St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7140	2,230	133	16.7	41.2%	1,033 (46.3%)	225 (10.1%)	729 (32.7%)	110 (4.9%)	8 (0.4%)	9 (0.4%)	116 (5.2%)	65.4	85^th of 318 public high schools	73.3%		62.3	106^th of 327 public high schools	67.6%	21							35.3	35.3							24.9	24.9			31.9	31.9	$11,316	$674	$10,643
Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21880 College Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7550	385	27	14.3	6.8%	317 (82.3%)	12 (3.1%)	14 (3.6%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	96.5	7^th of 653 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.1	15^th of 660 public elementary schools	97.7%	8	65.7	75.8	67.1					69.5	89.4	87.9	68.6					81.7	74.3			74.3	$9,651	$390	$9,260
Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Elm Terr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7650	373	31	12.1	69.4%	139 (37.3%)	29 (7.8%)	172 (46.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	15	577^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.6%		23.7	532^nd of 660 public elementary schools	19.4%	45	21.3	18.9	22.4					20.8	18.9	16.1	20.0					18.2	25.0			25.0	$13,255	$2,107	$11,148
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 N Woodland Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7570	241	22	11.0	58.1%	137 (56.8%)	22 (9.1%)	66 (27.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	41.2	407^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.7%		40.4	409^th of 660 public elementary schools	38.0%	2	47.6	42.1	23.7					38.1	59.5	39.5	10.5					37.3	23.7			23.7	$14,636	$1,546	$13,090
Prairie Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	629 N Persimmon Dr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7610	390	26	15.0	19.7%	308 (79.0%)	23 (5.9%)	17 (4.4%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.9%)	88.2	56^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.4%		81.8	92^nd of 660 public elementary schools	86.1%	36	50.0	55.7	63.5					55.7	67.6	74.3	71.1					71.0	75.0			75.0	$11,062	$643	$10,419
Mahaffie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 N Nelson Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7530	423	28	15.0	43.0%	242 (57.2%)	34 (8.0%)	95 (22.5%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	45.1	374^th of 653 public elementary schools	42.7%		67.4	178^th of 660 public elementary schools	73.0%	196	35.8	43.1	32.3					37.2	40.7	53.8	31.3					41.9	29.8			29.8	$12,043	$681	$11,362
Clearwater Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 S Clearwater Creek Drive	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7360	561	36	15.6	12.8%	424 (75.6%)	39 (7.0%)	43 (7.7%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	89.8	42^nd of 653 public elementary schools	93.6%		83.7	80^th of 660 public elementary schools	87.9%	38	58.2	68.9	53.4					59.9	77.2	71.1	68.0					71.7	62.1			62.1	$9,316	$361	$8,955
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11601 S. Woodland Road	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7770	330	27	12.4	28.8%	212 (64.2%)	28 (8.5%)	33 (10.0%)	21 (6.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	79.4	109^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.3%		78	113^th of 660 public elementary schools	82.9%	4	52.1	52.1	55.0					52.9	72.9	54.2	50.0					59.6	55.0			55.0	$13,530	$690	$12,841
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12567 S. Canyon Dr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7440	451	30	15.1	14.9%	362 (80.3%)	12 (2.7%)	49 (10.9%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	88	57^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.3%		80.5	99^th of 660 public elementary schools	85.0%	42	66.1	65.0	56.1					62.0	81.3	62.5	61.0					67.0	53.6			53.6	$9,066	$343	$8,723
Mission Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 N. Persimmon Drive	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7260	666	48	13.8	13.4%	549 (82.4%)	26 (3.9%)	47 (7.1%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	83.6	38^th of 362 public middle schools	89.5%		84.7	33^rd of 362 public middle schools	90.9%	5				45.0	50.4	30.3		41.9				47.6	47.0	46.1		46.9		35.2		35.2	$10,405	$419	$9,986
Millbrooke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11751 S Sunnybrook Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7560	436	31	14.1	18.3%	319 (73.2%)	39 (8.9%)	41 (9.4%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	77.2	115^th of 653 public elementary schools	82.4%		80.6	98^th of 660 public elementary schools	85.2%	17	48.4	51.7	53.4					51.3	70.3	50.0	50.7					56.9	56.2			56.2	$10,830	$530	$10,299
Olathe West High School	Public	9-12	2200 W Santa Fe St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7180	1,662	107	15.5	25.5%	1,135 (68.3%)	87 (5.2%)	306 (18.4%)	54 (3.2%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (4.2%)	61.5	103^rd of 318 public high schools	67.6%		51.5	153^rd of 327 public high schools	53.2%	50							39.3	39.3							26.5	26.5			23.5	23.5	$11,941	$445	$11,497
Summit Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 W 118th St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7200	591	51	11.7	31.6%	361 (61.1%)	62 (10.5%)	110 (18.6%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (6.1%)	73.3	64^th of 362 public middle schools	82.3%		70.2	67^th of 362 public middle schools	81.5%	3				40.6	41.4	28.5		36.7				44.9	40.8	31.4		38.9		31.9		31.9	$13,789	$431	$13,358
Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12211 S. Clinton St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7640	435	30	14.7	33.1%	290 (66.7%)	58 (13.3%)	47 (10.8%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	80.6	100^th of 653 public elementary schools	84.7%		83	85^th of 660 public elementary schools	87.1%	15	59.0	62.9	55.1					58.8	75.4	45.7	43.6					53.6	56.6			56.6	$9,878	$756	$9,122
Olathe Northwest High School	Public	9-12	21300 College Blvd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7150	1,952	123	15.8	16.8%	1,438 (73.7%)	109 (5.6%)	223 (11.4%)	94 (4.8%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	74 (3.8%)	87.5	22^nd of 318 public high schools	93.1%		84.9	24^th of 327 public high schools	92.7%	2							42.5	42.5							33.3	33.3			44.1	44.1	$10,089	$432	$9,657
Prairie Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	21600 W 107th St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7280	754	48	15.7	8.2%	598 (79.3%)	30 (4.0%)	48 (6.4%)	50 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	94.6	9^th of 362 public middle schools	97.5%		90	18^th of 362 public middle schools	95.0%	9				59.1	66.8	39.5		54.9				60.3	60.9	53.1		58.0		38.9		38.9	$10,496	$233	$10,263
Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11150 S Clare Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7360	430	29	14.8	6.5%	378 (87.9%)	11 (2.6%)	13 (3.0%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	82.2	88^th of 653 public elementary schools	86.5%		88.5	52^nd of 660 public elementary schools	92.1%	36	37.5	62.9	62.8					55.2	67.7	53.6	75.6					66.0	64.1			64.1	$7,827	$430	$7,396
Step Up Virtual	Public	12	300 E. Loula St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(913) 780-7880	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 66061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olathe	0.67 mi	54	70^th
Lenexa	4.76 mi	8	14^th
Gardner	5.19 mi	10	140^th
Spring Hill	6.89 mi	8	171^st
Overland Park	7.49 mi	47	7^th

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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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