Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUESTEM·NCES 200855000037
Bluestem Elementary School
501 Mill Road, Leon, KS 67074 · (316) 742-3291 · Butler County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
111 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Bluestem Elementary School→Bluestem Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Bluestem. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
KS avg 44.5% . +18.4pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
KS avg 38.8% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
267
-7 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.4:1
% White
91%
was 90%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bluestem Elementary School
Bluestem Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Leon, Kansas, overseen by Bluestem. The school educates 267 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Across the 2 schools in Bluestem (508 students total), Bluestem Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Bluestem Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.
On the resource side, Bluestem Elementary School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Bluestem Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Bluestem Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Bluestem Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.3%, the actual is 35.2%, a residual of -7.1 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Butler County put the typical household earns roughly $81,610 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Butler County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students), Bluestem Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Bluestem Jr/Sr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bluestem Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.7%.
Bluestem Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bluestem Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Bluestem Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bluestem Jr/Sr High0.2 mi · 241
- Skelly Elementary School9.7 mi · 266
- Ewalt Elementary9.7 mi · 310
- El Dorado Virtual School9.9 mi · 22
- Augusta Sr High10.0 mi · 594
- Lincoln Elem10.3 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Bluestem Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bluestem Elementary School?
Bluestem Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bluestem Elementary School serve?
Bluestem Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Bluestem Elementary School have?
Bluestem Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluestem Elementary School?
At Bluestem Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Bluestem Elementary School public or private?
Bluestem Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bluestem.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.