📍 11800 S Pflumm Road, Olathe, Johnson County, 66062
Walnut Grove Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Olathe, Johnson County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Olathe school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Grove Elem enrolls 414 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 414 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Walnut Grove Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 9, state house district 30.
Walnut Grove 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 414 students, Walnut Grove 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