Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKLIN·NCES 200414001190
Bucklin Elem
422 S Main, Bucklin, KS 67834 · (620) 826-3828 · Ford County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
71 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 23 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (15).
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
Bucklin Elem→Bucklin High
Based on grade levels within Bucklin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 | 51.5% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 19.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Bucklin Elem
Bucklin Elem's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucklin Elem this school | 138 | 51.4% | 36.3% |
| Central Elem Burden | 162 | 50.0% | 43.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Hoisington | 155 | 49.7% | N/A |
| St Francis Elem St Francis | 133 | 46.6% | 27.9% |
| Pratt Academic Center Pratt | 179 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Udall Elem Udall | 123 | 51.2% | 42.3% |
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 Bucklin Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Ford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #409 of 625 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #371 of 625 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #284 of 625 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #609 of 714 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #360 of 658 | #9 of 10 |
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
138
-26 (-16%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 138 | 15.1 | 9.2:1 | 51% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 12.7 | 12.1:1 | 52% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 12.2 | 12.8:1 | 53% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 55% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 50% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 13 | 15.0:1 | 55% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 10 | 19.8:1 | 61% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | 45% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bucklin Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (180 to 138); teachers up 8% (14 to 15.1).
About Bucklin Elem
Bucklin Elem is a small elementary school with an address in Bucklin, Kansas. Enrollment totals 138 students across pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 56% below the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Bucklin, which runs Bucklin Elem, has 2 schools and 195 students.
At Bucklin Elem, 78% of students are White. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ford County is roughly 47% White. The diversity index for Bucklin Elem is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Bucklin Elem reported 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. There are 71 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 51% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Ford County averages 80%, higher than here.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, Bucklin Elem outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Bucklin Elem is 1.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.3% versus 37.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
The school is in Ford County, where median household income comes to about $70,781, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Ford County counts 15 public schools with about 7,836 students.
Measured in a straight line, Bucklin High is less than a tenth of a mile from Bucklin Elem. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bucklin Elem is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
Bucklin Elem is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased 16% over 4 years, reaching 138 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 9.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Bucklin Elem can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,074
Census ACS
Median income
$70,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,836 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Bucklin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bucklin Elementary. Bucklin Elem is the largest of the 2.
- BUCKLIN ELEM.BUCKLIN, MO · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Bucklin High0.0 mi · 57
- Kiowa County Elementary School19.1 mi · 130
- Kiowa County Junior High/High School19.1 mi · 131
- Spearville Elem21.8 mi · 196
- Spearville Jr/Sr High22.0 mi · 177
- Minneola High22.1 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Bucklin ElemHow large is Bucklin Elem?
Bucklin Elem enrolls approximately 138 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Bucklin Elem serve?
Bucklin Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bucklin Elem have?
Bucklin Elem employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bucklin Elem?
Student demographics at Bucklin Elem are roughly 78% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Bucklin Elem public or private?
Bucklin Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bucklin.
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