Enrollment
65
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200343000740
Argonia Elem
202 E. Allen, Argonia, KS 67004 · (620) 435-6716 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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
7.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
37 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 6 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 11% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Argonia Elem→Argonia High
Based on grade levels within Argonia Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 | 60.7% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 50.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Argonia Elem
Argonia Elem's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argonia Elem this school | 65 | 56.9% | 46.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School Wilson | 74 | 58.1% | 39.2% |
| Elk Valley Elementary Longton | 67 | 61.2% | 26.1% |
| Hope Elem Hope | 74 | 54.1% | 42.6% |
| Logan Elem Logan | 76 | 55.3% | 39.8% |
| Southern Coffey County Elementary Gridley | 84 | 58.3% | 36.1% |
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 Argonia Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #686 of 714 | #10 of 10 |
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
65
-21 (-24%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 65 | 8.5 | 7.6:1 | 57% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 7.9 | 8.3:1 | 55% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 7.9 | 8.8:1 | 49% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 7 | 12.3:1 | 41% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 94 | 8.4 | 11.2:1 | 50% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | 48% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 9 | 10.7:1 | 31% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 122 | 11 | 11.1:1 | 39% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argonia Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (94 to 65); teachers up 1% (8.4 to 8.5).
About Argonia Elem
In Argonia, Kansas, part of Sumner County, Argonia Elem is an elementary school. The school enrolls 65 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 79% smaller than that.
Argonia Public Schools enrolls 149 students in 2 schools, including Argonia Elem.
The large majority of students at Argonia Elem, 85%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Argonia Elem has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Argonia Elem is 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Argonia Elem is B. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Argonia Elem falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 46.5% actual against 34.9% predicted.
Census estimates describe Sumner County this way: median household income is about $63,951, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sumner County number 23 and enroll about 3,436.
The closest other public school is Argonia High, about 0.2 miles away. Argonia Elem's average proficiency of 46.5% compares with 38.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Argonia Elem went from 86 students to 65. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 7.6:1.
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Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Argonia High0.2 mi · 84
- Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood10.6 mi · 146
- Conway Springs Middle School10.6 mi · 89
- Conway Springs High School10.7 mi · 144
- Norwich Middle School13.8 mi · 44
- Norwich High13.8 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Argonia ElemHow large is Argonia Elem?
Argonia Elem enrolls approximately 65 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Argonia Elem serve?
Argonia Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Argonia Elem have?
Argonia Elem employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Argonia Elem?
Student demographics at Argonia Elem are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
What district is Argonia Elem in?
Argonia Elem is part of Argonia Public Schools.
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