| Definition of Terms |
Olathe East Senior High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 10 - 12 |
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| County |
Johnson County, KS |
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| Total Students |
1402 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
108 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 10 - 537 students | | Grade 11 - 420 students | | Grade 12 - 432 students | | Grade Not Listed - 13 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:13 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
4% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
3% |
6% |
| % Black |
6% |
4% |
| % White |
85% |
86% |
| % Unknown |
2 % |
4% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
5% |
22% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
8% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Olathe School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
43 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
24,650 students |
585 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$227,147,000 |
$5,590,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$210,002,000 |
$5,459,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,215 |
$9,556 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,519 |
$9,332 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
n/a |
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- Olathe East High School is one of four high schools in the Olathe School District in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, serving students in grades 10-12. The school opened in the fall of 1992. Olathe East High School was recognized as a National School of Excellence in 1998 by the U.S. Department of Education. It has also received the President's National Service Award every year since 2003. The school colors are orange and navy blue, and the school's mascot is the Hawk.
- School Layout
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Olathe East is located in Olathe, Kansas. The school's features were designed to be both attractive and functional. There are 99 classrooms, numerous computer labs including an international language lab, a satellite communication lab, and a writing center. Other features include an 890 seat auditorium and a 280 seat theatre; media center; publications/journalism center; video production lab; two gymnasiums; and a weight room. The School's 80-acre, tree encircled hilltop site also features a pond which allows for on-site research and field activities for its biology, student naturalist and physical education classes. .
- Academics
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Olathe East has continuously had the highest composite standardized test scores in the district. In the 2006-2007 school year, East had a composite ACT score of 23.8, beating the national average of 21.2. On the SAT, the average score was a 604 on the Critical Reading section and a 614 on the Math section. These scores were also much higher than the national average of 503 on the Critical Reading and 518 on the Mathematics section.. Olathe East also offers a variety of high level AP and Honors courses including AP English, AP American History, AP Government, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Statistics, College Physics, and Honors Calculus. Olathe East has consistently scored well on AP tests.
- Extracurricular Activities
- Athletics
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The Olathe East "Hawks" have many sports teams and they have achieved 27 Kansas State Championships since 1992 in boys baseball, boys basketball, boys golf, boys soccer, boys track, girls soccer, girls and boys swimming and diving, girls gymnastics, girls softball, girls cross-country, ice hockey and lacrosse. Olathe East competes in the Kansas 6A classification.
- Boys and Girls Soccer
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The Hawks are now considered the power of 6A soccer wrapping up 3 of the last 4 state titles in boys and girls soccer.
- Boys Swim & Dive
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The Olathe East Boys Swim & Dive team won the state championship in 2009 after placing second to Shawnee Mission East High School in 2007 and 2008. In 2008, there was a 1 point difference between Shawnee Mission East and Olathe East.
- Softball
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The Hawks have consistently been one of the best softball teams in Kansas. In 2007, the Hawks set a new KSHSAA record for most consecutive state championships in softball.
- State Championships
- Performing Arts
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The Olathe East Orchestra has performed at the KMEA music festival several times and performed at Carnegie Hall in January 2007, and has received three straight "I" ratings for the second consecutive year. The Olathe East Band has also received many accomplishments such as receiving all "I" ratings at the area music festival in March. The band performed at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City in Spring 2009. The OE Choir has sent several students to North East KMEA All District Music Festival along with all the other performing groups at East. Olathe East's drama department has also been very successful, winning various awards and has performed at the international thespian conference.
- Technology
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Many OE students receive a Palm TX at the beginning of the school year which has integrated wi-fi and bluetooth. Students use their Palms for a variety of purposes including taking notes, reading text, and accessing the Internet. The school now has wi-fi access located all throughout the campus. All classrooms at OE are equipped with multipurpose projectors which allows teachers to project movies and images from their computer. Some classrooms also have Smartboard technology. Many teachers take advantage of software called Blackboard which allows students to access assignments and take tests from any computer including computers outside of the school network. The Science and Mathematics departments each have classroom sets of laptops. In addition, Olathe East has several computer labs for added integration of technology into the high school curriculum.
- Library Media Center
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The Olathe East Library Media Center offers a variety of print and electronic materials to meet curricular needs of students and staff. Librarians provide ongoing library media instruction aligned with state standards and planned collaboratively with teaching staff. Instruction is delivered in the library and online, via the library's home page [1]. Library staff members provide technology support throughout the school. A rich selection of online subscription database products, including eBooks, are available to students, faculty and community members.
- Other High Schools in the Olathe School District
- Olathe North High School
- Olathe Northwest High School
- Olathe South High School
- Notable Alumni
- Scott Vermillion (Class of 1995), former Kansas City Wizards soccer player
- Andrew James Lyle, nuclear physicist
- Danielle McCray, Senior for the Kansas Jayhawks Women's Basketball team
- External links
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- Official sites
- Olathe East Homepage
- Olathe East Theatre
- Olathe East Band
- Olathe East Orchestra
- Olathe East Football
- Olathe East Soccer
- Olathe District Schools Homepage
- Olathe East Library Media Center Homepage
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| About This Zip Code (66062) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
55,077 people |
2,568,633 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
56% |
24% |
| Population Average Age |
31 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$68,682
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$42,848 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.9 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
21 years old |
42 years old |
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78% / 22% |
67% / 33% |
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