Olathe South Senior High

Summary:

Olathe South Senior High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,841 students in Olathe, Kansas, which is part of the Olathe School District. While the district is ranked 55 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating, Olathe South Senior High has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 26th in 2016-2017 to 100th in 2023-2024.

The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is generally below the Olathe district and state averages across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (30.36%) and Mathematics (27.37%) for 10th grade were lower than the Olathe district (37.82% and 28.04%) and the state (27.57% and 21.31%) averages. Olathe South Senior High's academic performance is also generally lower than that of its neighboring schools, such as Olathe Northwest High School and Olathe East Senior High, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

Despite its diverse student population, with notable subgroups including Asian (8.5%), African American (7.5%), Hispanic (16.5%), and White (59.5%) students, Olathe South Senior High faces challenges in addressing the unique needs and supporting the academic success of its diverse learners. The school's relatively low performance on state assessments, particularly in Mathematics, suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes across all subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1640 E 151st St
       Olathe, KS  66062


(913) 780-7160

District: Olathe

SchoolDigger Rank:
100th of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,408 Help


Feeder schools for Olathe South Senior High:

Elementary:    Arbor Creek Elementary
    Black Bob Elementary
    Briarwood Elementary
    Brougham Elementary
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Middle:    Chisholm Trail Middle School
    Frontier Trail Middle School
    Indian Trail Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  1,843

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.4%
Hispanic:
13.9%
African American:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.8% Help


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Compare Details Olathe South Senior High ranks better than 68.6% of high schools in Kansas. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked high schools in the Olathe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Olathe South Senior High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.4%), Hispanic (13.9%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Olathe South Senior High is 15.3. 3 high schools in the Olathe School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olathe South Senior High is $10,408. 3 high schools in the Olathe School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olathe South Senior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Olathe South Senior High 100th of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Olathe South Senior High in the ranking list.)

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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 Olathe South Senior High

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Rank History for all students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 82.24 30th 262 88.5%
2007 80.32 39th 280 86.1%
2008 67.91 89th 267 66.7%
2009 72.38 62nd 291 78.7%
2010 65.66 99th 302 67.2%
2011 60.75 124th 298 58.4%
2012 70.42 78th 317 75.4%
2013 73.42 71st 323 78.0%
2015 73.86 62nd 326 81.0%
2016 89.44 25th 313 92.0%
2017 88.82 31st 316 90.2%
2018 87.69 26th 314 91.7%
2019 71.00 75th 325 76.9%
2021 81.21 38th 320 88.1%
2022 67.22 81st 324 75.0%
2023 65.17 94th 327 71.3%
2024 62.00 100th 318 68.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.84 9th 49 81.6%
2019 50.49 23rd 58 60.3%
2021 85.29 4th 55 92.7%
2022 74.47 13th 57 77.2%
2023 60.24 19th 64 70.3%
2024 66.04 18th 67 73.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.15 8th 39 79.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.02 23rd 110 79.1%
2019 50.79 41st 111 63.1%
2021 59.56 30th 115 73.9%
2022 49.55 41st 117 65.0%
2023 49.95 46th 122 62.3%
2024 67.42 27th 124 78.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.47 18th 228 92.1%
2019 57.22 77th 229 66.4%
2021 63.13 57th 213 73.2%
2022 68.86 48th 223 78.5%
2023 64.52 61st 250 75.6%
2024 58.05 83rd 249 66.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.64 21st 248 91.5%
2019 75.60 50th 249 79.9%
2021 79.29 32nd 250 87.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.02 23rd 110 79.1%
2019 50.79 41st 111 63.1%
2021 59.56 30th 115 73.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.05 5th 10 50.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.60 39th 248 84.3%
2019 65.46 69th 252 72.6%
2021 78.84 38th 258 85.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.91 18th 29 37.9%
2019 46.66 20th 32 37.5%
2021 35.25 20th 29 31.0%
2022 51.44 17th 28 39.3%
2023 46.15 19th 33 42.4%
2024 39.04 18th 32 43.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.12 2nd 47 95.7%
2019 66.97 8th 46 82.6%
2021 54.45 19th 48 60.4%
2022 89.44 5th 50 90.0%
2023 89.83 4th 53 92.5%
2024 54.66 15th 50 70.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.51 13th 89 85.4%
2019 74.22 21st 92 77.2%
2021 58.21 35th 99 64.6%
2022 66.50 25th 102 75.5%
2023 59.50 37th 110 66.4%
2024 45.28 54th 105 48.6%
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Rank History for White students at Olathe South Senior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.58 30th 296 89.9%
2019 70.88 65th 306 78.8%
2021 83.37 28th 302 90.7%
2022 62.60 90th 307 70.7%
2023 63.11 91st 309 70.6%
2024 64.40 77th 295 73.9%
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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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Enrollment information for Olathe South Senior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1112 15 7 21 0 n/a n/a 0 1155
1989 1098 6 6 8 3 n/a n/a 0 1121
1990 1121 12 11 14 4 n/a n/a 0 1162
1991 1117 16 13 15 8 n/a n/a 0 1169
1992 1192 25 11 12 12 n/a n/a 0 1252
1993 1025 24 20 8 8 n/a n/a 0 1085
1994 1098 26 18 10 9 n/a n/a 0 1161
1995 1224 32 24 20 8 n/a n/a 0 1308
1996 1224 32 24 20 8 n/a n/a 0 1308
1997 1193 36 28 25 7 n/a n/a 0 1289
1998 1237 35 37 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1335
1999 1261 44 36 34 8 n/a n/a 0 1383
2000 1307 53 37 37 8 n/a n/a 0 1442
2001 1286 49 37 35 9 n/a n/a 0 1416
2002 1371 63 47 51 8 n/a n/a 0 1540
2003 1371 63 47 51 8 n/a n/a 0 1540
2004 1329 50 47 45 9 n/a n/a 6 1486
2005 1237 60 45 49 13 n/a n/a 7 1411
2006 1182 47 47 49 12 n/a n/a 13 1350
2007 1201 61 42 50 8 n/a n/a 11 1373
2008 1253 53 50 60 4 n/a n/a 21 1441
2009 1256 87 50 68 4 n/a n/a 20 1485
2010 1184 74 44 131 8 3 33 0 1477
2011 1608 115 55 188 8 3 53 0 2030
2012 1628 109 55 169 13 3 60 0 2037
2013 1594 119 65 168 5 3 63 0 2017
2014 1653 123 77 174 6 4 72 0 2109
2015 1639 127 79 169 7 4 88 0 2113
2016 1624 119 82 178 9 3 94 0 2109
2017 1627 125 85 198 12 2 107 0 2156
2018 1556 130 87 203 8 4 101 0 2089
2019 1501 133 87 212 10 6 91 0 2040
2020 1452 132 83 220 11 6 103 0 2007
2021 1429 123 84 206 11 6 80 0 1939
2022 1436 121 78 218 14 5 72 0 1944
2023 1341 123 69 217 10 2 79 0 1841
2024 1297 139 79 257 6 0 65 0 1843

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 Olathe South Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1155 80.0 14.4 0
1989 1121 84.0 13.3 n/a
1990 1162 90.9 12.7 0
1991 1169 93.3 12.5 n/a
1992 1252 93.7 13.3 2.3
1993 1085 99.5 10.9 1.8
1994 1161 89.4 13.0 2.7
1995 1308 91.0 14.4 4.1
1996 1308 91.0 14.4 4.1
1997 1289 93.8 13.7 3.8
1998 1335 94.8 14.1 3
1999 1383 97.3 14.2 3.8
2000 1442 101.7 14.2 3.7
2001 1416 104.4 13.6 4.2
2002 1540 101.7 15.1 5.8
2003 1540 101.7 15.1 5.8
2004 1486 100.2 14.8 4.9
2005 1411 100.9 14.0 5.3
2006 1350 101.3 13.3 5.9
2007 1373 109.6 12.5 5.6
2008 1441 107.8 13.4 6.9
2009 1485 98.5 15.1 9.4
2010 1477 99.6 14.8 11.5
2011 2030 127.9 15.8 15
2012 2037 139.7 14.5 16.2
2013 2017 127.4 15.8 17.3
2014 2109 133.7 15.7 19.2
2015 2113 123.0 17.1 18.8
2016 2109 n/a n/a 16.9
2017 2156 126.3 17.0 17.5
2018 2089 119.1 17.5 18.8
2019 2040 123.2 16.5 19
2020 2007 125.2 16.0 17
2021 1939 120.2 16.1 16.7
2022 1944 130.0 14.9 16.5
2023 1841 119.7 15.3 20.6
2024 1843 119.8 15.3 23.8

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 Olathe South Senior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1155 80.0 14.4 0
1989 1121 84.0 13.3 n/a
1990 1162 90.9 12.7 0
1991 1169 93.3 12.5 n/a
1992 1252 93.7 13.3 2.3
1993 1085 99.5 10.9 1.8
1994 1161 89.4 13.0 2.7
1995 1308 91.0 14.4 4.1
1996 1308 91.0 14.4 4.1
1997 1289 93.8 13.7 3.8
1998 1335 94.8 14.1 3
1999 1383 97.3 14.2 3.8
2000 1442 101.7 14.2 3.7
2001 1416 104.4 13.6 4.2
2002 1540 101.7 15.1 5.8
2003 1540 101.7 15.1 5.8
2004 1486 100.2 14.8 4.9
2005 1411 100.9 14.0 5.3
2006 1350 101.3 13.3 5.9
2007 1373 109.6 12.5 5.6
2008 1441 107.8 13.4 6.9
2009 1485 98.5 15.1 9.4
2010 1477 99.6 14.8 11.5
2011 2030 127.9 15.8 15
2012 2037 139.7 14.5 16.2
2013 2017 127.4 15.8 17.3
2014 2109 133.7 15.7 19.2
2015 2113 123.0 17.1 18.8
2016 2109 n/a n/a 16.9
2017 2156 126.3 17.0 17.5
2018 2089 119.1 17.5 18.8
2019 2040 123.2 16.5 19
2020 2007 125.2 16.0 17
2021 1939 120.2 16.1 16.7
2022 1944 130.0 14.9 16.5
2023 1841 119.7 15.3 20.6
2024 1843 119.8 15.3 23.8

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 Olathe South Senior High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $611 (5.9%) $9,796 (94.1%) $10,408

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Olathe South Senior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 75th of 325 High schoolsRanks 94th of 327 High schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe South Senior High)28.228.9
 0.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)3833.3
 4.8%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Olathe South Senior High)43.727.1
 16.6%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Olathe)36.626.2
 10.4%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Olathe South Senior High)37.133.8
 3.3%
   11th Grade Science (Olathe)39.232.7
 6.5%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20401841
 9.8%
African American133123
 7.5%
American Indian1010
Asian8769
 20.7%
Hispanic212217
 2.4%
Pacific Islander62
 66.7%
White15011341
 10.7%
Two or More Races9179
 13.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19%20.6%
 1.7%


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Olathe South Senior High ranks 100th of 318 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Olathe South Senior High are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,843 students attended Olathe South Senior High.


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