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Enrollment
693
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATCHISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200354001126
Atchison Elementary School
825 N 17th Street, Atchison, KS 66002 · (913) 367-1161 · Atchison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL693 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
448 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 70 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Atchison Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
24.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 | 31.8% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 23.4% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Atchison Elementary School
Atchison Elementary School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison Elementary School this school | 693 | 64.6% | 28.9% |
| Logan Elementary Topeka | 558 | 66.3% | 36.2% |
| Chanute Elementary School Chanute | 652 | 67.2% | 35.9% |
| Iola Elementary School Iola | 619 | 58.0% | 36.2% |
| Concordia Elementary Concordia | 448 | 63.2% | 48.9% |
| Pauline Central Primary Topeka | 406 | 70.7% | 27.9% |
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 Atchison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #500 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #507 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #534 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 693 | #10 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #449 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #289 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #207 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #133 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
693
-67 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 803
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 693 | 45.1 | 15.4:1 | 65% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 52.6 | 13.3:1 | 66% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 55.1 | 12.8:1 | 68% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 62% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 70% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 867 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 73% (633) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 70% (629) |
| 2000-01 | 803 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 56% (451) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atchison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (843 to 693); teachers down 26% (61 to 45.1).
About Atchison Elementary School
Among the schools in Atchison, Kansas, is Atchison Elementary School, a large elementary school. It serves 693 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average about 313 students.
Atchison Elementary School is run by Atchison Public Schools, whose 4 schools enroll 1,450 students.
By race and ethnicity, Atchison Elementary School is 72% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. In Atchison County overall, about 88% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Atchison Elementary School comes in at 45%.
The teaching staff at Atchison Elementary School is 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, lower than at this school. About 65% of students, or 448, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Atchison Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Atchison Elementary School is -2.3 points: 28.9% actual, 31.2% predicted.
Among Atchison County residents, median household income is about $61,112, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Atchison Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Atchison County, which together enroll about 1,948 students.
The shortest distance from Atchison Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Atchison High School. The five-mile area around Atchison Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Atchison Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Atchison Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The number of students dropped from 760 to 693 over 4 years. The school's ratio rose from 12.9:1 to 15.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Atchison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,208
Census ACS
Median income
$61,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atchison Public Schools
- Atchison High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Atchison Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Central SchoolCombined · 51 students
Other schools in Atchison
- Atchison High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Atchison Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Central SchoolCombined · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Atchison High School0.3 mi · 419
- Central School1.4 mi · 51
- Atchison Middle School1.4 mi · 287
- RUSHVILLE ELEM.7.1 mi · 157
- DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH11.5 mi · 120
- Doniphan West Elementary School12.8 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Atchison Elementary SchoolHow large is Atchison Elementary School?
Atchison Elementary School enrolls approximately 693 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Atchison Elementary School serve?
Atchison Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Atchison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Atchison Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Atchison Elementary School?
Atchison Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Atchison Elementary School?
Atchison Elementary School is overseen by Atchison Public Schools in Atchison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.