Enrollment
95
Elementary
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CUSD 3·NCES 172079002370
Kansas Elementary School
310 S Front, Kansas, IL 61933 · (217) 948-5175 · Edgar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
51 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kansas Elementary School→Kansas High School
Based on grade levels within Kansas CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.0%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 18.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kansas Elementary School
Kansas Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Elementary School this school | 95 | 53.7% | 45.1% |
| Deland-Weldon Elementary School Weldon | 100 | 58.0% | 45.8% |
| Washington Elementary School Rushville | 113 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Ashley Com Consolidated School Ashley | 115 | 53.9% | 39.7% |
| Ohio Com Cons Grade School Ohio | 85 | 52.9% | 46.3% |
| Allen School School La Moille | 96 | 49.0% | 21.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kansas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Edgar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #2,343 of 2,419 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
95
-15 (-14%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 95 | 11.8 | 8.1:1 | 54% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 12.3 | 7.8:1 | 54% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 10 | 9.6:1 | 56% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 9 | 12.1:1 | 54% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 53% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 7 | 20.6:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 209 | 9 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kansas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (109 to 95); teachers up 31% (9 to 11.8).
About Kansas Elementary School
Kansas Elementary School is a very small elementary school with an address in Kansas, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 95 students in 2024-25. The school is 75% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Kansas CUSD 3 is the local district for Kansas Elementary School. It runs 2 schools with 168 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Kansas Elementary School is White, at 91%. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% Black. The diversity index for Kansas Elementary School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Kansas Elementary School comes to 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 5.8 more students per teacher than here. Kansas Elementary School counts 54% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Edgar County is similar, at 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kansas Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.5%. Kansas Elementary School scores 45.1%.
Census data for Edgar County show median household income comes to about $59,941, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 19 public schools and about 2,650 students.
Measured in a straight line, Kansas High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Kansas Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Kansas Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Kansas Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 110 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 95 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Kansas Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Edgar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,535
Census ACS
Median income
$59,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kansas
- Kansas High SchoolHigh · 73 students
- Treatment & Learning CenterElementary
Other Kansas Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kansas Elementary. Kansas Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Kansas Elementary SchoolKansas, OK · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Kansas High School0.0 mi · 73
- Ashmore Elementary School4.5 mi · 74
- Oakland High School8.6 mi · 61
- Lake Crest Elementary School8.6 mi · 185
- Charleston Middle School12.7 mi · 401
- Charleston High School12.8 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Kansas Elementary SchoolHow large is Kansas Elementary School?
Kansas Elementary School enrolls approximately 95 students in grades PK-06.
Is Kansas Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kansas Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Kansas Elementary School have?
Kansas Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kansas Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kansas Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Kansas Elementary School?
Kansas Elementary School is overseen by Kansas CUSD 3 in Edgar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.