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Mahaffie Elem School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1300 N Nelson Rd
Olathe, KS 66061
Phone
(913) 780-7530
District
Olathe
County
JOHNSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
441
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.9% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Mahaffie Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
44%
35%
38%
40%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
40%
43%
43%
53%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
36%
32%
39%
31%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 41 9.3%
Kindergarten 70 15.9%
Grade 1 67 15.2%
Grade 2 84 19.0%
Grade 3 49 11.1%
Grade 4 66 15.0%
Grade 5 64 14.5%
Total 441 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.7% 66.4% 65.4%
Black 7.2% 8.2% 7.1%
Hispanic 25.4% 20.2% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 4.6% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.6% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.8% 30.5% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 35.8% 25.4% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.0% 5.1% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 164,746 2,940,546
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,241.0 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 62,417 1,160,715
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.1% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.1% 35.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.7% 17.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.3% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.3% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.6% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 3.6% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,236 $264,051,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,244 $35,568,000 7.8%
Staff $729 $20,843,000 4.6%
General Administration $126 $3,603,000 0.8%
School Administration $942 $26,939,000 5.9%
Operation $1,173 $33,527,000 7.4%
Transportation $570 $16,303,000 3.6%
Other $450 $12,863,000 2.8%
Total Support $5,234 $149,646,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,457 $41,652,000 9.1%
Total Expenditures $15,927 $455,349,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,758 $4,232,367,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,503,000 5.9%
Staff $591 $285,770,000 3.5%
General Administration $367 $177,144,000 2.2%
School Administration $780 $377,096,000 4.6%
Operation $1,396 $674,392,000 8.3%
Transportation $552 $266,988,000 3.3%
Other $397 $191,857,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,078 $2,453,750,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,981 $1,440,730,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $8,126,847,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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