Enrollment
83
Elementary
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND·NCES 200351000084
Ashland Elem
210 W 7th, Ashland, KS 67831 · (620) 635-2220 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- BBeats 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
8.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
39 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 14 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 11% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Ashland. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
54.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 37.8% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 54.1% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Ashland Elem
Ashland Elem's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Elem this school | 83 | 47.0% | 50.2% |
| Ingalls Elem Ingalls | 111 | 45.0% | 53.6% |
| Burrton Elem Burrton | 63 | 52.4% | 22.6% |
| Greeley County Elem School Tribune | 115 | 48.7% | 27.2% |
| Milford Elem Milford | 86 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Haviland Elem Haviland | 82 | 41.5% | 59.9% |
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 Ashland Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #668 of 714 |
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
83
-23 (-22%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 83 | 10.2 | 8.2:1 | 47% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 7.8 | 12.3:1 | 45% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 6.8 | 10.9:1 | 49% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 6 | 17.7:1 | 60% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 10.4 | 12.1:1 | 56% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | 54% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 50% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 8 | 17.3:1 | 51% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashland Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (125 to 83); teachers down 2% (10.4 to 10.2).
About Ashland Elem
Ashland Elem is one of the public schools in Ashland, Kansas. It is a small elementary school. The school counts 83 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 73% smaller than the 313 average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Ashland Elem is in Ashland, a district with 189 students across 3 schools.
White students are the majority at Ashland Elem, with 66% of enrollment. It is also 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Asian. Clark County's residents are about 88% White, 21 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Ashland Elem, 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 8.2:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Clark County averages 57%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Ashland Elem is B+. Compared with Kansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ashland Elem would be expected to post about 39.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.2%.
Across Clark County, the median household income is $63,043, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Clark County is home to 5 public schools and about 433 public school students.
The school nearest to Ashland Elem is Ashland Junior High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Ashland Elem places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Ashland Elem is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Ashland Elem's enrollment declined 22%, to 83. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.7 to 8.2 over 4 years.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,974
Census ACS
Median income
$63,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
433 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland HighHigh · 69 students
- Ashland Junior High SchoolMiddle · 37 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland HighHigh · 69 students
- Ashland Junior High SchoolMiddle · 37 students
Other Ashland Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Ashland Elementary. Ashland Elem is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Ashland ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 741 students
- Ashland ElementaryManassas, VA · 738 students
- Ashland ElementaryAshland, VA · 675 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolAshland, AL · 455 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland Junior High School0.5 mi · 37
- Ashland High0.5 mi · 69
- South Central Elementary School15.8 mi · 121
- South Central Middle School15.8 mi · 113
- Minneola High21.9 mi · 71
- Minneola Elem21.9 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Ashland ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Ashland Elem?
Ashland Elem enrolls approximately 83 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ashland Elem serve?
Ashland Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashland Elem is approximately 8.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ashland Elem?
At Ashland Elem, the student body is approximately 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ashland Elem public or private?
Ashland Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ashland.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.