Washington Elementary

Summary:

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Olathe, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 359. The school is part of the Olathe School District, which is ranked 55 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Washington Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 545-608 out of 653-678 schools over the past 9 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is significantly below the Olathe district and Kansas state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 15.33% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.71% in Olathe and 33.55% statewide. Washington Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Kansas elementary schools.

The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 69.74% to 84.96% over the past 3 years, likely contributes to its academic challenges. However, nearby Woodland Elementary, Ravenwood Elementary, and Mahaffie Elementary in the Olathe district are able to achieve much higher levels of performance despite serving similar demographics, with proficiency rates 20-40 percentage points higher than Washington Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond socioeconomic status, such as instructional practices, curriculum, and school leadership, may be more influential in driving academic outcomes at Washington Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1202 N Ridgeview Rd
       Olathe, KS  66061


(913) 780-7730

District: Olathe

SchoolDigger Rank:
608th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,107 Help


Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Santa Fe Trail Middle School
High:    Olathe North Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  359

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.0%
White:
19.5%
African American:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Washington Elementary ranks worse than 93.1% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks last among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Olathe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66%), White (19.5%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Olathe School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is 10.1, which is the 5th best among 35 elementary schools in the Olathe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington Elementary is $13,107, which is the 12th highest among 35 elementary schools in the Olathe School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington Elementary 608th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Washington Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Olathe:

SchoolDigger ranks Olathe 55th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washington Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 33.34 451st 585 22.9%
2007 34.55 476th 600 20.7%
2008 66.46 232nd 614 62.2%
2009 40.63 465th 621 25.1%
2010 59.71 299th 630 52.5%
2011 27.33 541st 631 14.3%
2012 43.93 481st 660 27.1%
2013 47.74 445th 668 33.4%
2015 21.62 580th 678 14.5%
2016 23.72 535th 656 18.4%
2017 12.13 604th 659 8.3%
2018 16.05 572nd 656 12.8%
2019 13.84 602nd 667 9.7%
2021 29.29 505th 670 24.6%
2022 22.77 545th 668 18.4%
2023 14.33 584th 660 11.5%
2024 10.24 608th 653 6.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.08 94th 129 27.1%
2019 25.91 107th 122 12.3%
2021 37.62 64th 108 40.7%
2022 33.62 85th 117 27.4%
2023 40.25 67th 117 42.7%
2024 27.92 110th 124 11.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.25 110th 193 43.0%
2021 42.10 131st 214 38.8%
2022 28.44 231st 305 24.3%
2023 19.56 259th 296 12.5%
2024 16.37 289th 306 5.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.49 421st 512 17.8%
2019 22.19 449th 509 11.8%
2021 54.45 206th 494 58.3%
2022 37.93 353rd 512 31.1%
2023 23.46 464th 541 14.2%
2024 19.54 488th 546 10.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.74 502nd 574 12.5%
2019 15.55 527th 591 10.8%
2021 26.55 460th 591 22.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.25 110th 193 43.0%
2021 42.10 131st 214 38.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.29 490th 575 14.8%
2019 15.89 521st 586 11.1%
2021 36.31 412th 605 31.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.08 153rd 207 26.1%
2019 25.06 202nd 235 14.0%
2021 57.33 77th 229 66.4%
2022 47.55 130th 254 48.8%
2023 29.75 188th 245 23.3%
2024 27.27 216th 260 16.9%
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Rank History for White students at Washington Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.18 504th 574 12.2%
2019 10.85 560th 592 5.4%
2022 29.42 470th 596 21.1%
2023 17.90 528th 584 9.6%
2024 8.83 558th 579 3.6%
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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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by a parent
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Open Quote Truly feel they focus on ELL, which is great. But if your student doesn’t fall in these needs, they get left behind Close Quote



Enrollment information for Washington Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 557 27 16 5 0 n/a n/a 0 605
1989 582 25 18 5 1 n/a n/a 0 631
1990 632 33 7 8 17 n/a n/a 0 697
1991 756 39 28 10 1 n/a n/a 0 834
1992 430 21 9 3 4 n/a n/a 0 467
1993 421 25 9 7 1 n/a n/a 0 463
1994 411 24 5 7 1 n/a n/a 0 448
1995 382 25 8 8 1 n/a n/a 0 424
1996 382 25 8 8 1 n/a n/a 0 424
1997 393 28 16 12 2 n/a n/a 0 451
1998 359 23 12 16 1 n/a n/a 0 411
1999 380 41 16 16 2 n/a n/a 0 455
2000 355 41 14 17 7 n/a n/a 0 434
2001 323 43 13 24 4 n/a n/a 0 407
2002 359 72 17 67 6 n/a n/a 0 521
2003 359 72 17 67 6 n/a n/a 0 521
2004 332 74 12 84 7 n/a n/a 22 531
2005 278 55 12 89 5 n/a n/a 14 453
2006 258 65 10 130 6 n/a n/a 13 482
2007 269 67 7 149 3 n/a n/a 26 521
2008 239 71 4 145 5 n/a n/a 29 493
2009 227 53 8 144 3 n/a n/a 29 464
2010 162 52 5 214 1 0 19 0 453
2011 153 54 5 226 2 0 19 0 459
2012 149 51 10 240 1 1 31 0 483
2013 153 62 14 252 0 0 38 0 519
2014 124 42 6 217 0 0 43 0 432
2015 116 44 12 243 0 0 33 0 448
2016 111 42 7 266 1 0 33 0 460
2017 110 45 7 286 0 0 22 0 470
2018 104 47 11 286 1 0 30 0 479
2019 102 49 11 268 1 0 32 0 463
2020 91 42 6 289 1 0 32 0 461
2021 71 33 7 276 0 0 26 0 413
2022 82 27 6 241 1 1 22 0 380
2023 70 27 1 237 0 3 21 0 359

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 Washington Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 605 35.0 17.2 0
1989 631 46.0 13.7 n/a
1990 697 41.3 16.8 0
1991 834 42.6 19.5 n/a
1992 467 34.7 13.4 22.3
1993 463 31.4 14.7 20.5
1994 448 31.2 14.4 24.3
1995 424 31.0 13.7 30.2
1996 424 31.0 13.7 30.2
1997 451 34.8 13.0 36.6
1998 411 33.0 12.5 39.7
1999 455 32.6 14.0 27.9
2000 434 35.1 12.4 32.3
2001 407 33.5 12.1 30.2
2002 521 35.3 14.8 40.3
2003 521 35.3 14.8 40.3
2004 531 37.2 14.3 50.1
2005 453 39.1 11.6 56.3
2006 482 41.8 11.5 65
2007 521 42.0 12.4 67.3
2008 493 41.0 12.0 68.3
2009 464 38.0 12.2 76.1
2010 453 36.0 12.5 77.9
2011 459 33.0 13.9 78
2012 483 38.0 12.7 81.6
2013 519 35.8 14.4 80.9
2014 432 35.0 12.3 82.6
2015 448 34.0 13.1 81.3
2016 460 n/a n/a 85.2
2017 470 39.4 11.9 83.4
2018 479 39.8 12.0 79.7
2019 463 40.7 11.3 81.6
2020 461 40.6 11.3 81.1
2021 413 41.0 10.0 76.8
2022 380 39.4 9.6 69.7
2023 359 35.3 10.1 85

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 Washington Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 605 35.0 17.2 0
1989 631 46.0 13.7 n/a
1990 697 41.3 16.8 0
1991 834 42.6 19.5 n/a
1992 467 34.7 13.4 22.3
1993 463 31.4 14.7 20.5
1994 448 31.2 14.4 24.3
1995 424 31.0 13.7 30.2
1996 424 31.0 13.7 30.2
1997 451 34.8 13.0 36.6
1998 411 33.0 12.5 39.7
1999 455 32.6 14.0 27.9
2000 434 35.1 12.4 32.3
2001 407 33.5 12.1 30.2
2002 521 35.3 14.8 40.3
2003 521 35.3 14.8 40.3
2004 531 37.2 14.3 50.1
2005 453 39.1 11.6 56.3
2006 482 41.8 11.5 65
2007 521 42.0 12.4 67.3
2008 493 41.0 12.0 68.3
2009 464 38.0 12.2 76.1
2010 453 36.0 12.5 77.9
2011 459 33.0 13.9 78
2012 483 38.0 12.7 81.6
2013 519 35.8 14.4 80.9
2014 432 35.0 12.3 82.6
2015 448 34.0 13.1 81.3
2016 460 n/a n/a 85.2
2017 470 39.4 11.9 83.4
2018 479 39.8 12.0 79.7
2019 463 40.7 11.3 81.6
2020 461 40.6 11.3 81.1
2021 413 41.0 10.0 76.8
2022 380 39.4 9.6 69.7
2023 359 35.3 10.1 85

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 Washington Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,134 (16.3%) $10,972 (83.7%) $13,107

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 602nd of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 584th of 660 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington Elementary)23.46.2
 17.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)51.246.9
 4.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Washington Elementary)28.422.7
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Olathe)59.464
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Elementary)19.422
 2.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)56.153.2
 2.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Washington Elementary)13.229.3
 16.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Olathe)41.953.9
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington Elementary)35.420
 15.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)54.852.5
 2.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Washington Elementary)9.615.9
 6.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Olathe)39.548.3
 8.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Washington Elementary)23.216.1
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Olathe)48.751.7
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students463359
 22.5%
African American4927
 44.9%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian111
 90.9%
Hispanic268237
 11.6%
Pacific Islander03
White10270
 31.4%
Two or More Races3221
 34.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.6%85%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

Students at Washington Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 359 students attended Washington Elementary.

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Fe Trail Middle School
High : Olathe North Senior High


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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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