Bartlett Elem

Bartlett Elem is a primary school of very small scale in Bartlett, Kansas, part of Labette County, serveing 116 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Labette County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,528 students; Bartlett Elem is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bartlett Elem lists that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest reads as 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bartlett Elem sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.6%; actual is 47.4%, +17.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Labette County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $56,325 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Labette County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,468 students), of which Bartlett Elem is one.

Chetopa Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bartlett Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bartlett Elem has declined 9%, going from 127 students in 2018 to 116 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 95% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

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