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Beloit Elem
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Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingWhat this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Beloit Elem
Located at 1201 N Bell, in Beloit, Kansas, Beloit Elem is an expansive elementary school that instructs 524 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Beloit. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Beloit Elem sits 67% larger than that benchmark.
Beloit comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 860 students; Beloit Elem is among them.
Looking at the student body, Beloit Elem logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Mitchell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Beloit Elem has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Beloit Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.9%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Mitchell County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,246 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beloit Elem is one of 4 public schools in Mitchell County (combined enrollment of about 1,069 students).
The closest other public school is Beloit Jr-Sr High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beloit Elem at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.3%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Beloit Elem's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 524). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Mitchell County at a glance
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- Beloit Jr-Sr High0.6 mi · 336
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