Enrollment
78
Elementary
DISTRICT 50 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN VALLEY·NCES 200327000061
Almena Elem
504 Bryant St., Almena, KS 67622 · (785) 664-2446 · Norton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL78 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
47 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 51%
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 | 15 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (12).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within Northern Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
10.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 45.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Almena Elem
Almena Elem's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almena Elem this school | 78 | 60.3% | 35.9% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School Alta Vista | 76 | 61.8% | 45.2% |
| Service Valley Charter Academy Parsons | 106 | 63.2% | 30.1% |
| Southern Coffey County Elementary Gridley | 84 | 58.3% | 36.1% |
| Wilson Elementary School Wilson | 74 | 58.1% | 39.2% |
| Elk Valley Elementary Longton | 67 | 61.2% | 26.1% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Almena Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 78 | #672 of 714 |
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
78
+23 (+42%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 74
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 6.9:1
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 | 78 | 7.5 | 10.4:1 | 60% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 6.3 | 12.3:1 | 64% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 6.3 | 11.2:1 | 59% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 55 | 8 | 6.9:1 | 55% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 7.3 | 9.8:1 | 39% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 8 | 9.4:1 | 48% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 8 | 13.4:1 | 68% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 63 | 6 | 10.5:1 | 44% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Almena Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (72 to 78); teachers up 2% (7.3 to 7.5).
About Almena Elem
Almena Elem, a small elementary school, is located in Almena, Kansas. A total of 78 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 75% lower.
Northern Valley has 3 schools and 150 students, and Almena Elem is one of those schools.
The student body at Almena Elem is 90% White. Other groups make up 5% Black and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.4:1, with 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 60% of enrollment.
Almena Elem is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Almena Elem's results are 2.5 points above predicted: 35.9% against 33.3%.
Across Norton County, the median household income is $54,050, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Norton County has 5 public schools and roughly 820 students.
Nearest public school: Northern Valley High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Almena Elem ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.9% against a local average of 38.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Almena Elem had 55 students in 2020-21 and 78 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 10.4:1, from 6.9:1.
The Almena Elem community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Norton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,359
Census ACS
Median income
$54,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Valley
- Northern Valley HighHigh · 41 students
- Long Island Middle SchoolMiddle · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Valley High0.0 mi · 41
- Long Island Middle School10.0 mi · 31
- Eisenhower Elem10.4 mi · 424
- Norton Jr High10.5 mi · 96
- Norton High10.6 mi · 181
- Logan High17.4 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Almena ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Almena Elem?
Almena Elem enrolls approximately 78 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Almena Elem serve?
Almena Elem serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Almena Elem have?
Almena Elem employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Almena Elem?
Almena Elem reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Almena Elem public or private?
Almena Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northern Valley.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.