Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONNER SPRINGS·NCES 200405000029
Bonner Springs Elementary
212 S Neconi, Bonner Springs, KS 66012 · (913) 441-1777 · Wyandotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
215 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 31 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Bonner Springs. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 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 | 54.3% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% | 33.1% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Bonner Springs Elementary
Bonner Springs Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Springs Elementary this school | 351 | 61.3% | 44.5% |
| Moonlight Elementary School Gardner | 320 | 57.5% | 34.1% |
| Ruth Clark Elementary K-5 Wichita | 316 | 63.0% | 32.6% |
| New York Elem Lawrence | 415 | 57.3% | 34.7% |
| Henry Leavenworth Leavenworth | 297 | 58.6% | 29.3% |
| South Breeze Elementary Newton | 316 | 62.0% | 29.1% |
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 Bonner Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Wyandotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #300 of 625 | #3 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #337 of 625 | #6 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #249 of 625 | #2 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #278 of 714 | #19 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #151 of 539 | #9 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #191 of 540 | #20 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #239 of 658 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #193 of 377 | #18 of 30 |
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
351
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 351 | 28.4 | 12.4:1 | 61% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 27.3 | 13.2:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 28.4 | 12.8:1 | 60% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 48% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 32.4 | 12.5:1 | 53% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 61% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 51% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 30% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 15 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonner Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (405 to 351); teachers down 12% (32.4 to 28.4).
About Bonner Springs Elementary
Bonner Springs Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Bonner Springs, Kansas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 351 students.
Bonner Springs is the local district for Bonner Springs Elementary. It runs 5 schools with 2,437 students.
Bonner Springs Elementary's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Wyandotte County residents are about 42% White. By the diversity index, Bonner Springs Elementary comes in at 56%.
A ratio of 12.4:1 comes from the school's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 61% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Wyandotte County, the average is 75%.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Bonner Springs Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bonner Springs Elementary, the prediction is 32.9% and the result is 44.5%.
In the county around the school, Wyandotte County, median household income is about $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bonner Springs Elementary is among the 62 public schools in Wyandotte County.
The shortest distance from Bonner Springs Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Bonner Springs High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bonner Springs Elementary is 7th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 371 in 2020-21 and 351 in 2024-25, a decrease of 20 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wyandotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
167,654
Census ACS
Median income
$63,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
30,713 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs HighHigh · 778 students
- Robert E Clark MiddleMiddle · 599 students
- Delaware Ridge ElementaryElementary · 378 students
- Edwardsville ElemElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Bonner Springs
- Bonner Springs HighHigh · 778 students
- Robert E Clark MiddleMiddle · 599 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Bonner Springs High0.5 mi · 778
- Robert E Clark Middle0.6 mi · 599
- Belmont Elementary School2.4 mi · 381
- Riverview Elementary2.8 mi · 441
- Prairie Ridge Elementary School3.3 mi · 431
- Clear Creek Elem3.5 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Bonner Springs ElementaryHow large is Bonner Springs Elementary?
Bonner Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bonner Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonner Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bonner Springs Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Bonner Springs Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bonner Springs Elementary?
At Bonner Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bonner Springs Elementary public or private?
Bonner Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bonner Springs.
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