Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALSTEAD·NCES 200684001078
Bentley Primary School
221 N Phelps, Bentley, KS 67016 · (316) 835-3000 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
107 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 30% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Halstead. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What 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 40 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 | 48.3% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 51.8% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Bentley Primary School
Bentley Primary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Primary School this school | 200 | 53.5% | 44.4% |
| Pratt Academic Center Pratt | 179 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Ellinwood Elem Ellinwood | 202 | 49.5% | 34.9% |
| Washington Elementary Washington | 192 | 52.1% | 46.9% |
| Buhler Grade School Buhler | 241 | 52.3% | 60.5% |
| Marion Elem Marion | 238 | 50.8% | 50.5% |
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 Bentley Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #303 of 625 | #32 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #341 of 625 | #33 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #337 of 625 | #38 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #539 of 714 | #97 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #31 of 539 | #4 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #358 of 540 | #83 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #332 of 658 | #66 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #202 of 377 | #41 of 67 |
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
200
-31 (-13%) vs 2020
+156% since 1990-91, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 200 | 18.6 | 10.8:1 | 54% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 17.6 | 11.7:1 | 56% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 17.6 | 12.3:1 | 51% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 43% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 15.1 | 15.1:1 | 49% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 53% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 47% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 33% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 78 | 5 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bentley Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (228 to 200); teachers up 23% (15.1 to 18.6).
About Bentley Primary School
Bentley Primary School is a small elementary school serving families in Bentley, Kansas. It enrolls 200 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 3. The school is 36% below the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Halstead (3 schools, 786 students) runs Bentley Primary School.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at Bentley Primary School. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Sedgwick County's population at about 69%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is higher. Bentley Primary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 54%. Across public schools in Sedgwick County, the average is 63%.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.6%. Bentley Primary School scores 44.4%.
In Sedgwick County, the median household earns about $69,365 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sedgwick County has 160 public schools with about 84,569 students, including Bentley Primary School.
Of the public schools around it, Bentley Primary School is closest to R L Wright Elem, about 5.1 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bentley Primary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 231 students in 2020-21 to 200 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.4:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Halstead
- Halstead Middle SchoolMiddle · 346 students
- Halstead HighHigh · 240 students
Nearby schools
- R L Wright Elem5.1 mi · 283
- Sedgwick High5.2 mi · 238
- Colwich Elem7.7 mi · 227
- Halstead High7.7 mi · 240
- Halstead Middle School7.7 mi · 346
- Wheatland Elem8.2 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Bentley Primary SchoolHow many students attend Bentley Primary School?
Bentley Primary School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-03.
Is Bentley Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bentley Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bentley Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bentley Primary School is approximately 10.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bentley Primary School?
At Bentley Primary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bentley Primary School in?
Bentley Primary School is part of Halstead.
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