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.