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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENWICK·NCES 201108000386
Andale Elem-Middle
500 West Rush, Andale, KS 67001 · (316) 444-2628 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
66 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
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 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.1% | 57.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Andale Elem-Middle
Andale Elem-Middle's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andale Elem-Middle this school | 447 | 14.8% | 53.3% |
| Garden Plain Elem Garden Plain | 445 | 15.1% | 56.0% |
| Brookwood Elem Leawood | 466 | 8.6% | 69.7% |
| Basehor Elementary School Basehor | 508 | 20.9% | 63.5% |
| Wolf Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 336 | 13.4% | 56.9% |
| St. Marks School Colwich | 315 | 10.2% | 57.8% |
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 Andale Elem-Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #173 of 625 | #18 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #97 of 625 ▲ 12 | #10 of 92 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #190 of 625 ▼ 44 | #20 of 92 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #119 of 714 | #32 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #510 of 539 | #93 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #534 of 540 | #97 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #611 of 658 | #95 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.0% | #18 of 151 | #4 of 24 |
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
447
+43 (+11%) vs 2020
+116% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 21.4 | 19.6:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 20 | 20.2:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 20.4 | 17.3:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 20% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 24% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 11 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andale Elem-Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (352 to 447); teachers up 28% (20.4 to 26).
About Andale Elem-Middle
Andale Elem-Middle is a medium-sized elementary school in Andale, Kansas, administered by Renwick. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 447 students. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 43% bigger than that.
Renwick runs Andale Elem-Middle along with 5 other schools, enrolling 1,989 students in total.
Andale Elem-Middle enrolls a student body that is 93% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Sedgwick County residents. Andale Elem-Middle has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Andale Elem-Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 15%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Sedgwick County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Andale Elem-Middle would score about 55.1%. It scores 53.3%, 1.8 points below that figure.
Andale Elem-Middle is located in Sedgwick County, where median household income is about $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Andale Elem-Middle is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County, which together enroll about 84,569 students.
The closest public school to Andale Elem-Middle is Andale High, about 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles of Andale Elem-Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 53.3% is above the 45.4% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Andale Elem-Middle's location as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 404 to 447. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.2:1.
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Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Renwick
- Garden Plain ElemElementary · 445 students
- Andale HighHigh · 381 students
- St. Marks SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Colwich ElemElementary · 227 students
- Garden Plain HighHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Andale High0.2 mi · 381
- Colwich Elem5.0 mi · 227
- St. Marks School5.6 mi · 315
- Maize Intermediate School8.3 mi · 651
- Maize Sr High8.7 mi · 1,444
- Pray-Woodman Elementary8.7 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Andale Elem-MiddleHow many students attend Andale Elem-Middle?
Andale Elem-Middle enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Andale Elem-Middle serve?
Andale Elem-Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Andale Elem-Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Andale Elem-Middle is approximately 17.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Andale Elem-Middle?
Student demographics at Andale Elem-Middle are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Andale Elem-Middle public or private?
Andale Elem-Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Renwick.
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