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Blue Valley Northwest High School
13260 Switzer, Overland Park, KS, 66213-3306 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Blue Valley Northwest High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Johnson County, KS
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1530 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 90 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 400 students
Grade 10 - 371 students
Grade 11 - 362 students
Grade 12 - 392 students
Grade Not Listed - 5 students
This School
(KS) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(KS) School Average
% American Indian n/a 1%
% Asian 8% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 6%
% Black 4% 4%
% White 84% 86%
% Unknown 2 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(KS) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 2% 22%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 1% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(KS) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Blue Valley School District
This School's Agency
(KS) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 30 3
Number of Students Managed 20,408 students 585 students
District Total Revenue $203,821,000 $5,590,000
District Expenditure $173,092,000 $5,459,000
District Revenue / Student $9,987 $9,556
District Expenditure / Student $8,482 $9,332
District Graduation Rates 97% n/a
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School Notes:
  • Blue Valley Northwest High School (BVNW) is a high school in Overland Park, Kansas. It is part of the Blue Valley Unified School District. Harmony Middle School and Oxford Middle School are its two feeder schools.
  • In the 2009 Newsweek ranking of the top 1,500 high schools in the United States, Blue Valley Northwest was ranked #364, the highest in the district and the state. The school has been ranked in the top 700 since 2005.
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • Athletics
  • Adjacent from the school's campus is the Blue Valley District Activity Center, which consists of a football field, a soccer field, a softball field, and a baseball field, which Blue Valley North High School also claims as their home field. The boys soccer team won the 6A State Championship in 2006 and was ranked 25th in the country in the NSCAA national rankings. The girls cross-country team won the 6A State Championship in 2007. One of the most notable athletes on the cross-country team was Laura Roxberg who won the individual state championship every year in her high school career.
  • State Championships
  • Orchestra
  • BVNW's orchestra has received a 1 (the best) ranking every year the school has been open (except one). Students in the orchestra also have auditioned and represented the BVNW in local, state, and national orchestras.
  • Yearbook and Newspaper
  • The school's yearbook is called Horizon, the school broadcast news program is called Husky Headlines and the school's literary magazine is called The Muse. The Horizon and Husky Headlines have been nominated for several Pacemaker awards. The school newspaper is called The Express; it is a member of the High School National Ad Network. At the April 2007 JEA conference in Denver, "The Express" was voted the number one newsmagazine. At the November 2007 JEA conference in Philadelphia, the newsmagazine was rated sixth. Kathy Meert was named the 2005 Kansas Horizon award winner.
  • Notable Alumni
  • Christie Ambrosi, a member of the 2000 Olympic USA softball team, which won the gold medal
  • Zach Roberson, who won 4 state wrestling titles and 2 national championships while in high school, and another NCAA championship while at Iowa State
  • Adrianne Verhoeven, Josh Berwanger, and Justin Roelofs, three members of the indie rock group The Anniversary
  • Mike Dennison, Baseball - All-Sun Country Player of the Year (1999), went on to pitch 4 years at Wichita State University and 2 years professionally for the Boston Red Sox organization
  • Other Information
  • Twelve girls from BVNW were featured in the WE TV documentary High School Confidential.
  • The school hosted the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) Conference in June 2007.
  • Notes
  • See also
  • Blue Valley Unified School District
  • Harmony Middle School
  • Oxford Middle School
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (66213)
School Zip (66213)
(KS) State Average
Population (Approximate) 26,424 people 2,568,633 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 73% 24%
Population Average Age 33 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $87,792 $42,848
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 7.2 rooms 5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 16 years old 42 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 68% / 32% 67% / 33%
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1. Blue Valley North High School - 1602 students - 2.6 mi. away - view location
2. Olathe East Senior High School - 1402 students - 3.0 mi. away - view location
3. Blue Valley West High School - 1377 students - 3.8 mi. away - view location
4. Shawnee Mission South High School - 1771 students - 4.2 mi. away - view location
5. Olathe South Senior High School - 1350 students - 5.3 mi. away - view location
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one of the most superb schools in the USA. tremendous opportunity, great teachers and coaches. all facilities are modern, world class and well maint ...more
• Parent Review - 09/26/07
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BVNW is overall a very good school. Great facilities, very good counselors. Many activities for kids to choose from. High parent involvement. Only ne ...more
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