Blue Valley Southwest High School

17600 Quivira Road, Overland Park KS, 66062 | Blue Valley Unified School District 229 | 913-624-2000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1101
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 13% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
45%Overland Park
35%Kansas

Blue Valley Southwest High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Blue Valley Unified School District 229" in Overland Park, KS. There are a total of 1,101 students and 74 teachers at Blue Valley Southwest High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Blue Valley Southwest High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 13% higher than the Kansas average.

Blue Valley Southwest High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1101
Teachers74
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment378
Taking some courses255
Taking some courses (not tests)134
Passing some courses186
Passing no courses60

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Blue Valley Southwest High School, there are a total of 378 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 255 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35-39%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Blue Valley Southwest High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKansasNational
White 86.4% 77.2% 65.8% 51.1%
Black 2.1% 3.3% 7.3% 15.9%
Asian 5.0% 10.3% 2.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2% 4.9% 18.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.4% 1.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.7% 3.9% 4.7% 3.1%

Overland Park demographics profile

StatisticOverland ParkKansasNational
Population139,2162,913,314328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,2453691
Median age35.236.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%59%55%
Speak English85%89%79%
Speak Spanish9%8%13%

Education level achieved in Overland Park

IndexOverland ParkKansasNational
Completed 8th grade91.9%87.4%84.3%
Completed high school91.2%86.1%83.0%
Completed some college76.5%63.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree55.1%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors46.5%31.6%30.3%
Completed masters15.4%11.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.8%3.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Blue Valley Southwest High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.