Rolling Ridge Elem, Olathe KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rolling Ridge Elem

Rolling Ridge Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Olathe, Kansas, a large suburban city southwest of downtown Kansas City. The school is part of the Olathe district, which operates many elementary, middle, and high schools across the city’s sprawling, auto-oriented footprint. The district itself is in a period of change: voters approved a bond issue in 2024 to fund a new elementary school, security upgrades, and facility maintenance, while at the same time the school board voted to close three elementary schools at the end of the 2024-25 academic year due to budget constraints and declining enrollment. Rolling Ridge was not among those closures, but the district-wide redrawing of attendance boundaries signals a shifting landscape that families moving into the area will want to track.

The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving these grades. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which indicates a higher degree of economic need. The student body is notably diverse: the largest group is Hispanic, followed by white students, with smaller shares of students who are Black, two or more races, and Asian. This diversity of backgrounds shapes the peer environment.

State assessment results from the Kansas Assessment Program for the 2024-25 school year are available for grades three through five in math and English language arts, and for fifth grade in science. Across all tested subjects and grades, the proportion of students scoring at the proficient level or above is low. In math, the share of proficient students is under a third in grades three and four, and notably lower in grade five. In English language arts, the results follow a similar pattern, with grade four showing a slightly higher share, but still below half, and grade five again lower. In science, only tested in fifth grade, the proficient share is similarly low. The state of Kansas changed its cut-score standards for math and English language arts for this assessment year, which means the results reflect new proficiency thresholds and are not directly comparable to prior years. Even taking that into account, the overall proficiency index for the school places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Johnson County. A parent considering Rolling Ridge will want to look into what academic supports are in place for students performing below grade level and how the school is addressing these outcomes.

Information on programs, staffing, discipline, and attendance was not available in the data reviewed. Because Rolling Ridge does not serve high school grades, metrics such as graduation rate and chronic absenteeism do not apply. The lack of detail on course access, class sizes, or special education and English learner services is a gap a prospective family would want to fill by speaking directly with the school.

The housing context around Rolling Ridge reflects the broader Olathe market. Home values in the area are well above the national median, and rents have been rising. The city has experienced sustained population growth and remains a hub for major employers including Garmin, Honeywell, and Farmers Insurance. For families moving to Olathe, the combination of growth and a major district bond investment suggests ongoing development, though the recent school closures also signal that enrollment patterns are shifting in some parts of the district. Rolling Ridge’s location and neighborhood character are best understood by visiting and seeing how the school fits into the surrounding residential and commercial landscape.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 329%

School 29% · District 57% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 61% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 60% · ▼ 45 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 61% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 62% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 60% · ▼ 38 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 51% · ▼ 37 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income69%47 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income26%Higher-income68%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income24%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income54%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income60%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income15%Higher-income12%4 pp gap