Enrollment
210
Elementary
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPARRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 200339000747
Anthony Elem
215 S Springfield, Anthony, KS 67003 · (620) 842-3743 · Harper County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL210 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
131 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Anthony Elem→Chaparral Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Chaparral Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 | 52.4% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 54.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Anthony Elem
Anthony Elem's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Elem this school | 210 | 62.4% | 52.3% |
| Crest Elementary Colony | 185 | 61.1% | 33.6% |
| Hill City Elem Hill City | 212 | 66.5% | 48.3% |
| Erie Elementary Erie | 182 | 62.1% | 40.7% |
| Stockton Elem Stockton | 199 | 58.8% | 39.2% |
| Swenson Early Childhood Education Center Osawatomie | 172 | 59.9% | N/A |
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 Anthony Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #192 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #128 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #272 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 210 | #526 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #57 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #429 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #228 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #111 of 377 |
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
210
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 210 | 18.5 | 11.4:1 | 62% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 17.2 | 12.3:1 | 71% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 19.2 | 10.9:1 | 71% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 70% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 17.2 | 15.2:1 | 70% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 61% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 67% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 48% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 34 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anthony Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (262 to 210); teachers up 7% (17.2 to 18.5).
About Anthony Elem
A small elementary school in Anthony, Kansas, Anthony Elem is part of Chaparral Schools. The school counts 210 students across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
District-wide, Chaparral Schools has 4 schools and 829 students.
At Anthony Elem, White students make up 85% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Anthony Elem comes in at 27%.
Anthony Elem counts 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.4 students for each one. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. About 62% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Harper County, the average is about the same, 60%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Anthony Elem receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Anthony Elem would score about 32.3%. It scores 52.3%, a top-10% result among Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Harper County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,488, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Harper County number 6 and enroll about 998.
The school nearest to Anthony Elem is Chaparral Jr/Sr High, at a distance of about 4.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Anthony Elem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (207) to 2024-25 (210).
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,400
Census ACS
Median income
$53,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
998 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chaparral Schools
- Chaparral Jr/Sr HighHigh · 348 students
- Harper ElemElementary · 255 students
- Chaparral Virtual SchoolHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Anthony
- Chaparral Jr/Sr HighHigh · 348 students
- Chaparral Virtual SchoolHigh · 16 students
Other Anthony Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Anthony Elementary. Anthony Elem is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Anthony ElementaryLeavenworth, KS · 274 students
- ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLANTHONY, FL · 351 students
- Anthony Elementary SchoolANTHONY, TX · 312 students
- ANTHONY ELEMENTARYANTHONY, NM · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Chaparral Jr/Sr High4.8 mi · 348
- Chaparral Virtual School4.8 mi · 16
- Harper Elem9.2 mi · 255
- Attica High12.9 mi · 47
- Puls Elem12.9 mi · 122
- Argonia Elem16.6 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Anthony ElemHow many students attend Anthony Elem?
Anthony Elem enrolls approximately 210 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Anthony Elem serve?
Anthony Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Anthony Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Anthony Elem is approximately 11.4:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Anthony Elem?
Anthony Elem reports a student body of 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Anthony Elem?
Anthony Elem is overseen by Chaparral Schools in Harper County.
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