Central Heights Elem

Central Heights Elem is a small K-5 school in Richmond, Kansas, overseen by Central Heights. The school teaches 239 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Central Heights Elem sits 24% below that benchmark.

Central Heights runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 539 students. Central Heights Elem is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Central Heights Elem lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Central Heights Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 54.1%, a residual of +17.1 points.

Around the school, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $77,207, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,187 students), of which Central Heights Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Heights High, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Heights Elem at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 284 students in 2018 compared to 239 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 90% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Central Heights Elem community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.