Blue Valley Schools Champions of Learning 2025

Fall 2025

Championing academic excellence for Blue Valley learners Blue Valley Schools continues to build upon its proud tradition of academic excellence, grounded in a community that values and supports education.

At the heart of our work is a student-centered approach, ensuring every learner has equitable opportunities for success and well-being. We pursue excellence through continuous improvement, innovation and resiliency, keeping rigorous learning opportunities as our focus. This shared commitment cultivates lifelong learners prepared to navigate their future with purpose. Our students’ success is possible because of the dedication of exemplary educators, staff and families who advance academic excellence, create meaningful learning experiences and foster supportive, healthy school communities.

Exceeding National Benchmarks Blue Valley

80%

At the end of the 2024-25 school year, 80% of Blue Valley K-7 grade students were at or above benchmark on the iReady spring math diagnostic.

At all Blue Valley elementary and middle schools, the median student exhibits high performance and high growth by scoring above and progressing faster than iReady’s national expectations. The median Blue Valley student outpaced expectations by at least 19 percentage points.

Assessment Scores Outpace Kansas Peers

ENGLISH/ELA

38.7% State

44.5%

Blue Valley

67.5%

State

BLUE VALLEY

70.7%

Math

In both ELA and math, the percentage of Blue Valley students scoring a "3" or higher on the Kansas state assessments far surpasses Kansas peers.

ACT SCORES 22.9

21

MOST National Merit semifInalists

51 Blue Valley seniors were named 2026 National Merit semifinalists, the most in a Kansas district, by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

PERFECT SCORES

903 Blue Valley students were named Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars during th 2024-25 school year for scoring 3 or higher on three or more tests.

Testers in spring of 2025 passed (scores of 3 or higher) AP exams at an 89.3% rate.

73.5%

89.3

%

73.5% of graduates took an AP class in high school, the highest rate in district history.

Research shows that students who take AP courses and exams are more likely than their peers to attend college and graduate on time.

ADUATI R G

All five Blue Valley high schools placed in the top

during the 2024-25 school year

Advanced Placement Success Continues

96.7 %

Private

Blue Valley has a higher graduation rate than all other Kansas districts and private schools with 10,000 or more students. Source: KSDE

ATE NR

9

State

Graduates Navigating their Future with Purpose

Blue Valley’s ACT scores are as high or higher than all other Kansas districts and private school groups with 10,000 or more students.

903

of Blue Valley graduates earned a Market Value Asset while in high school.

 9 hours of college credit  Industry recognized credential  Completion of a client connected project  Completing an internship

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BLUE VALLEY

19.2

Market Value Assets Preparing % OVER 82.6 Learners for Future Success

10%

nationally on U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list.

84 94 %

of 2024 graduates enrolled in college following graduation.

%

of Blue Valley graduates enrolled in college returned for a second year.

Building strong foundations

80.5% of students in

grades 2-8 scored in the "low risk" or "college pathway" category on the Fastbridge reading assessment.

74.6% of K-1 grade

students scored at or above benchmark on the Acadience reading fall diagnostic assessment.

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99

RS

Best Place to Teach in JOHNSON COUNTY

bond elections passed in BV history

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District with the Best Teachers in Kansas

14

NUM E H

TOP RANKINGS

%

of patrons surveyed strongly agree or agree that having good public schools maintains strong property values.

BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN KANSAS Source: Niche

5 high schools, 9 middle schools, 22 elementary schools Blue Valley is in the top 1% of districts ranked nationally Source: Niche

155

RESPONSIBLE RESERVES $16 million in unrestricted reserves

for supporting one month of operating staff salaries and benefits

90

22,733 Students

65%+

More than 65% of middle and high school students participate in athletics/activities

34

Student activities and athletics offered in high school

27+

District-sponsored clubs at middle and high schools

Career Ready Programs

102

of patrons surveyed gave EDUCATORS an A or B rating

Athletics & Activities

10 114

3,554

Employees

%

students enrolled in 1 of 10 Career Ready Programs

STUDENTS ENROLLED in dual degree program

Top 6 non-English languages spoken — Spanish, Telugu, Chinese, Arabic, Urdu and Hindi

languages spoken DEMOGRAPHICS

Demographics

Hispanic Multi-racial 7.5% 5.8%

Black 4.2%

Asian 15.6%

Pacific Islander 0.07% Native American 0.37%

169 students received the Seal of Biliteracy during the 2024-25 school year.

690+ Blue

Valley staff and 75 community members trained in Mental Health First Aid.

Caucasian 66.6%

BLUE VALLEY SCHOOLS WAS NAMED TO THE FORBES BEST-IN-STATE EMPLOYERS LIST FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, RANKING IN THE TOP 20 AMONG ALL KANSAS EMPLOYERS. Caucasian

Asian Hispanic