📍 305 E Cedar St, Olathe, Johnson County, 66061
Central Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Olathe, Johnson County. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Olathe school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elem enrolls 220 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 6.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 58% |
| White | 69 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
164 of the school's 220 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 9, state house district 15.
Central Elem is one of 51 schools in Olathe, based in Olathe, Kansas. The district serves 28,195 students district-wide and employs 2,357 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 220 students, Central Elem is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large