Enrollment
191
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST FRANKLIN·NCES 201080001888
Appanoose Elementary School
600 Shawnee Road, Pomona, KS 66076 · (785) 566-3386 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
86 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 17 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 West Franklin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 54.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 36.3% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Appanoose Elementary School
Appanoose Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appanoose Elementary School this school | 191 | 45.0% | 45.8% |
| Ellsworth Elem Ellsworth | 188 | 44.7% | 57.5% |
| McKinley Elem Abilene | 196 | 47.4% | 42.3% |
| Doniphan West Elementary School Denton | 211 | 46.4% | 49.3% |
| Canton-Galva Elementary Galva | 193 | 43.5% | 36.1% |
| Moundridge Elem Moundridge | 182 | 48.4% | 52.4% |
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 Appanoose Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #280 of 625 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #221 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #241 of 625 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #553 of 714 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #423 of 658 | #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
191
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 191 | 17.9 | 10.7:1 | 45% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 14.5 | 12.6:1 | 38% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 14.5 | 12.2:1 | 38% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 37% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 57% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 55% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 15 | 10.9:1 | 55% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Appanoose Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (188 to 191); teachers up 28% (14 to 17.9).
About Appanoose Elementary School
Located in Pomona, Kansas, Appanoose Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 191 students. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 313.
West Franklin includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 642 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Appanoose Elementary School. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Franklin County, where about 91% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
With 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.7:1. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 45% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Appanoose Elementary School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.6% for Appanoose Elementary School. The school posts 45.8%, 5.1 points above the prediction.
The school is in Franklin County, where median household income comes to about $77,207, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County counts 15 public schools with about 4,187 students.
Among nearby public schools, West Franklin Middle School is closest at about 5.9 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Appanoose Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Appanoose Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 191 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 180. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Franklin
- West Franklin High SchoolHigh · 200 students
- West Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 149 students
- Williamsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 102 students
Other schools in Pomona
- West Franklin High SchoolHigh · 200 students
- West Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 149 students
Nearby schools
- West Franklin Middle School5.9 mi · 149
- West Franklin High School5.9 mi · 200
- Overbrook Attendance Center8.0 mi · 331
- Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem8.6 mi · 87
- Ottawa Virtual School11.7 mi · 14
- Ottawa Sr High11.8 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About Appanoose Elementary SchoolHow large is Appanoose Elementary School?
Appanoose Elementary School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Appanoose Elementary School serve?
Appanoose Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Appanoose Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Appanoose Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Appanoose Elementary School?
At Appanoose Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Appanoose Elementary School public or private?
Appanoose Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Franklin.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.