Enrollment
113
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE HILLS·NCES 200035002073
Axtell Elementary School
504 Pine Street, Axtell, KS 66403 · (785) 736-2237 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- C+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
9.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
43 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 13 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 7% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
58.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 | 52.3% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 40.3% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Axtell Elementary School
Axtell Elementary School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axtell Elementary School this school | 113 | 38.1% | 46.7% |
| Cunningham Elem Cunningham | 109 | 38.5% | 51.4% |
| Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified Lucas | 125 | 38.4% | 48.4% |
| Sharon Springs Elem Sharon Springs | 108 | 39.8% | 59.2% |
| Norwich Elementary School Norwich | 108 | 41.7% | 46.7% |
| Goessel Elem Goessel | 118 | 37.3% | 43.1% |
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 Axtell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #267 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #133 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #274 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #643 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #490 of 658 |
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
113
-8 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 113 | 11.5 | 9.8:1 | 38% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 10.5 | 11.2:1 | 32% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 10.5 | 10.4:1 | 28% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 10 | 12.1:1 | 30% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 10.4 | 12.0:1 | 39% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 9 | 15.6:1 | 31% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Axtell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (125 to 113); teachers up 11% (10.4 to 11.5).
About Axtell Elementary School
Axtell Elementary School, located in Axtell, Kansas, is a small elementary school. The student body numbers 113 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kansas) has about 313 students.
The district for Axtell Elementary School is Prairie Hills, with 5 schools and 953 students.
At Axtell Elementary School, White students make up 95% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% White share among all Marshall County residents. Axtell Elementary School has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 9.8 students per teacher and 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 38%.
Axtell Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 49% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Axtell Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 44.0%. Axtell Elementary School scores 46.7%, 2.7 points above that line.
Census estimates describe Marshall County this way: median household income is about $68,419, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 9 public schools in Marshall County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,643.
Axtell High is located less than a tenth of a mile from Axtell Elementary School. The nearest schools with test data average 49.6%, higher than Axtell Elementary School's 46.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Axtell Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 113, 7% below the 121 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.8:1, from 12.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Axtell Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,993
Census ACS
Median income
$68,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,643 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie Hills
- Sabetha Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Sabetha High SchoolHigh · 217 students
- Sabetha Middle SchoolMiddle · 173 students
- Axtell HighHigh · 49 students
- Wetmore ElementaryCombined
- Wetmore HighCombined
Other Axtell Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Axtell Elementary. Axtell Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Axtell Elementary SchoolAXTELL, TX · 358 students
- AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAXTELL, NE · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Axtell High0.0 mi · 49
- Nemaha Central High School10.2 mi · 242
- Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School10.2 mi · 509
- Centralia Elem12.3 mi · 197
- Centralia High12.4 mi · 145
- Frankfort Elem14.5 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Axtell Elementary SchoolHow large is Axtell Elementary School?
Axtell Elementary School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Axtell Elementary School serve?
Axtell Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Axtell Elementary School have?
Axtell Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Axtell Elementary School?
Student demographics at Axtell Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Axtell Elementary School public or private?
Axtell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prairie Hills.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.