Summit Trail Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Olathe, Kansas
Summit Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas enrolled 576 students in 2024-25 with 46.4 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
591 students in 2022-23, 562 students in 2023-24, 576 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.5 to 46.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 591 | 50.5 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 47.5 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 576 | 46.4 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Kansas middle schools
Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 600 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Summit Trail Middle School enrolled 600 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 600 of the 600 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent16.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.7% of students were White, 18.9% Hispanic, 12.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White59.7%
- Hispanic18.9%
- Black12.8%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Asian3.1%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Summit Trail Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40% | 40% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 40% (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.
Middle schools in Olathe
11 public middle schools in Olathe report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Trail Middle School | 709 | 14.0 | 5.9% |
| Frontier Trail Middle School | 693 | 13.7 | 15.4% |
| Mission Trail Middle School | 680 | 13.6 | 7.2% |
| Oregon Trail Middle School | 632 | 11.4 | 38.9% |
| Santa Fe Trail Middle School | 623 | 10.8 | 42.7% |
| Pioneer Trail Middle School | 617 | 11.8 | 40.5% |
| California Trail Middle School | 584 | 12.3 | 11.5% |
| Indian Trail Middle School | 582 | 11.6 | 42.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Summit Trail Middle School
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 709 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Mission Trail Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 680 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Summit Trail Middle School with Prairie Trail Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Olathe Public Schools spends per student$14,314 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,314
- The largest public schools in KansasSummit Trail Middle School is the number 65 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#65 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.12.4:1
- 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 Summit Trail Middle School
How many students attend Summit Trail Middle School?
576 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 591 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Olathe, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Trail Middle School?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Summit Trail Middle School a Title I school?
Summit Trail Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Summit Trail Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Summit Trail Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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.What district is Summit Trail Middle School in?
Olathe Public Schools, NCES district ID 2010140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201014002102 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
- 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.