Enrollment
122
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARKANSAS CITY·NCES 200345001242
C 4 Elem
11945 292nd Road, Arkansas City, KS 67005 · (620) 441-2045 · Cowley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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
12.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
54 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Arkansas City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
42.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 | 51.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 32.6% |
% 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
41.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 C 4 Elem
C 4 Elem's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C 4 Elem this school | 122 | 44.3% | 44.5% |
| St Francis Elem St Francis | 133 | 46.6% | 27.9% |
| La Crosse Elementary La Crosse | 125 | 44.8% | 52.0% |
| Pretty Prairie Elem Pretty Prairie | 133 | 44.4% | 47.7% |
| Kiowa County Elementary School Greensburg | 130 | 46.9% | 54.8% |
| St. Paul Elementary School St. Paul | 148 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
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 C 4 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Cowley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #301 of 625 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #308 of 625 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #294 of 625 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #633 of 714 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #431 of 658 | #13 of 13 |
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
122
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 122 | 9.5 | 12.8:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 7.2 | 15.7:1 | 39% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 7.2 | 15.3:1 | 44% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 9 | 13.2:1 | 39% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 8.5 | 16.5:1 | 39% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 8 | 22.4:1 | 57% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 56% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 108 | 6 | 18.0:1 | 32% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 6 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C 4 Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (140 to 122); teachers up 12% (8.5 to 9.5).
About C 4 Elem
As a very small elementary school, C 4 Elem serves students in Arkansas City, Kansas. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 122 students. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 61% lower.
Besides C 4 Elem, Arkansas City runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 2,902 students.
More than half of the students at C 4 Elem are White (78%). Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. That is in line with Cowley County, where about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
C 4 Elem has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is close to this figure. The school has 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 59% for public schools in Cowley County.
C 4 Elem holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Kansas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, C 4 Elem falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 44.5% actual against 41.0% predicted.
For the population of Cowley County, median household income comes to about $57,878, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Cowley County counts 22 public schools with about 5,714 students.
C 4 Elem's nearest public school is Arkansas City Middle Sch (about 4.1 miles). There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, C 4 Elem is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 122, from 119 in 2020-21.
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Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arkansas City
- Arkansas City HighHigh · 885 students
- Arkansas City Middle SchMiddle · 628 students
- Adams ElemElementary · 306 students
- Frances Willard ElemElementary · 281 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 261 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 219 students
Other schools in Arkansas City
- Arkansas City HighHigh · 885 students
- Arkansas City Middle SchMiddle · 628 students
- Adams ElemElementary · 306 students
- Frances Willard ElemElementary · 281 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 261 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Arkansas City Middle Sch4.1 mi · 628
- Roosevelt Elem4.1 mi · 219
- Jefferson Elem4.3 mi · 261
- Frances Willard Elem4.6 mi · 281
- Adams Elem5.0 mi · 306
- Arkansas City High5.2 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About C 4 ElemHow large is C 4 Elem?
C 4 Elem enrolls approximately 122 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does C 4 Elem serve?
C 4 Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at C 4 Elem?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at C 4 Elem.
How diverse is C 4 Elem?
C 4 Elem reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is C 4 Elem public or private?
C 4 Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arkansas City.
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