Argonia Elem

As a tiny primary school in Argonia, Kansas, Argonia Elem educates 65 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Argonia Public Schools. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Argonia Public Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 149 students; Argonia Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Argonia Elem records that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest consists of 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Argonia Elem records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Argonia Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.9%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of +11.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sumner County) records that median household income runs about $63,951, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Sumner County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,436 students), of which Argonia Elem is one.

Argonia High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Argonia Elem comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

Argonia Elem operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 31%: 94 students in 2018 compared to 65 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 13% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.