The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Overbrook Attendance Center
Overbrook Attendance Center serves children from prekindergarten through third grade as part of the Santa Fe Trail school district in Osage County. Because the school covers only the earliest elementary years, it does not have a graduation rate or the broader academic indicators that apply to upper grades. State testing results are available for third graders only, and those results come from a year when Kansas changed its cut scores, making direct year-over-year comparisons uncertain. In the most recent assessment, the share of third graders scoring proficient or above in math was a little below half, and in English language arts it was slightly above that level. For a school that teaches only the youngest students, these figures give a partial picture; they reflect one grade in one year.
The school is located in Overbrook, a small farming community along Highway 56 roughly twenty miles southeast of Topeka. The town has a compact main street with a library described as the heart of downtown, a handful of small businesses, a nursing home, a community retirement center, and a municipal swimming pool. Grain elevators are visible landmarks, and the historic Santa Fe Trail passed through the area. Overbrook Lake and Jones Park offer walking paths, fishing, ballfields, and pickleball courts. The town’s population has been declining, a trend that suggests modest housing market demand rather than growth pressure. Home values in the broader zip code sit near the statewide average and remain well below the national median, making the area relatively affordable. No major new housing developments or commercial projects were identified in publicly available sources.
The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share of Hispanic students and very small numbers from other racial backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school serves a population with a range of economic circumstances. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available sources, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs and supports. The school is not a charter school, and its Title I status was not listed.
Compared with other school districts in Osage County, Overbrook Attendance Center’s overall proficiency across the tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint of the county’s districts. That is a positive signal for a primary school, but the comparison is limited because the county contains only a handful of districts and the school tests only one grade. The district as a whole, Santa Fe Trail, does not appear to have undergone any recent changes of note that are publicly documented; the brief search for parent-relevant developments turned up little.
For a family considering this school, the academic pathway is straightforward: the school covers the first few years of elementary education, after which students would move to other buildings in the district. The peer environment is shaped by the small, mostly white, economically mixed community. The town’s population decline and modest economic base mean that housing is relatively affordable but also that local growth is not driving new amenities or school expansion. The school itself has limited public data on staffing, discipline, attendance, and programs for specialized populations, so families with specific needs should seek additional information from the district. Overbrook Attendance Center is a small, early-grades school in a quiet rural setting, with academic results that fall in the middle of the county range for the grades and subjects tested.
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