Blue Valley Southwest High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Overland Park, Kansas

Blue Valley Southwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas enrolled 1,057 students in 2024-25 with 77.2 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Kansas: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

1,014 students in 2022-23, 995 students in 2023-24, 1,057 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.8 to 77.2.

Students enrolled at Blue Valley Southwest High School by school year2022-23: 1,014, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 1,05705001k1.5k2022-231,0142023-249952024-251,057
Students enrolled at Blue Valley Southwest High School by school year2022-23: 1,014, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 1,05705001k1.5k2022-231,0142023-249952024-251,057
Students enrolled at Blue Valley Southwest High School by school year2022-23: 1,014, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 1,05705001k1.5k2022-231,0142023-249952024-251,057
Students enrolled at Blue Valley Southwest High School by school year2022-23: 1,014, 2023-24: 995, 2024-25: 1,05705001k1.5k2022-231,0142023-249952024-251,057
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,01473.813.7
2023-2499569.814.3
2024-251,05777.213.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Kansas high schools

Among the 333 Kansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; This school 13.7; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; This school 13.7; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; This school 13.7; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; This school 13.7; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 11.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

17 AP courses and one counselor per 267 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blue Valley Southwest High School enrolled 1,067 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses17
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 267 of the 1,067 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.1% of students were White, 10.7% Asian, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.1%
  2. Asian10.7%
  3. Two or more races4.4%
  4. Hispanic3.4%
  5. Black1.9%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Blue Valley Southwest High School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%55%32.5%
Math, 2022-2339%51% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

98% of the 275 students in Blue Valley Southwest High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKansas
Four-year graduation rate98%96%88%
Students in the class2751,77736,783

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Overland Park

5 public high schools in Overland Park report 2024-25 enrollment; Blue Valley Southwest High School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blue Valley West High1,53414.87.8%
Blue Valley Northwest High1,49614.910.4%
Blue Valley North High1,37614.210.8%
Blue Valley Southwest High School1,05713.75.4%
Blue Valley Virtual Program30291.5not reported

All public schools in Overland Park →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blue Valley Southwest High School

  1. Blue Valley West HighThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,534 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Blue Valley HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.3 miles away: 1,396 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Blue Valley Southwest High School with Blue Valley West HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blue Valley Unified School District 229 spends per student$12,498 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,498
  5. The largest public schools in KansasBlue Valley Southwest High School is the number 48 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#48 of 366
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blue Valley Southwest High School

  1. How many students attend Blue Valley Southwest High School?
    1,057 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,014 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Overland Park, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Valley Southwest High School?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for high schools is 11.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blue Valley Southwest High School a Title I school?
    Blue Valley Southwest High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Blue Valley Southwest High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Blue Valley Southwest High School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Blue Valley Southwest High School?
    98% of the 275 students in Blue Valley Southwest High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Blue Valley Southwest High School in?
    Blue Valley Unified School District 229, NCES district ID 2012000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201200001990 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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