Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL PLAINS·NCES 200034902044
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood
600 S. Main St., Holyrood, KS 67450 · (785) 252-3666 · Ellsworth County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Kansas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
75 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 42 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood→Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within Central Plains. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
63.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 | 66.4% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 53.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood this school | 229 | 32.8% | 64.7% |
| Valley Falls Elem Valley Falls | 262 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center Baldwin City | 276 | 34.4% | 51.7% |
| Colwich Elem Colwich | 227 | 28.2% | 44.6% |
| Eisenhower Elementary McPherson | 239 | 35.1% | 52.1% |
| Chapman Elem Chapman | 282 | 35.5% | 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 Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #60 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #87 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #100 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #498 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #102 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #524 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #530 of 658 |
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
229
+26 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 229 | 19.3 | 11.9:1 | 33% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 17.8 | 12.8:1 | 44% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 16.8 | 13.3:1 | 46% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 40% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 13.1 | 11.6:1 | 39% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 43% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (152 to 229); teachers up 47% (13.1 to 19.3).
About Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood
This page covers Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood, a small elementary school in Holyrood, Kansas. Its enrollment is 229 students, spread over pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
Central Plains runs Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,225 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood, about 92 are White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
There are about 11.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood, which has 19.3. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 33%.
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Kansas public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood is among the top 10% of schools in Kansas. Predicted: 46.5%. Actual: 64.7%.
Looking at the county, Ellsworth County, median household income comes to about $65,560, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,702 students.
Of the public schools around it, Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood is closest to Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School, about 8.1 miles away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 13.5:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Ellsworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,360
Census ACS
Median income
$65,560
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Plains
- Central Plains Adult Diploma ProgramHigh · 770 students
- Central Plains Jr. Sr. High SchoolHigh · 152 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 74 students
- Wilson Junior/Senior High SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Central Plains Jr. Sr. High School8.1 mi · 152
- Ellsworth Elem14.2 mi · 188
- Ellsworth High14.5 mi · 300
- Chase High16.0 mi · 48
- Chase Raymond Primary Intermediate School16.1 mi · 72
- Kanopolis Middle16.3 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Central Plains Elementary School - HolyroodHow large is Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood?
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood serve?
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood have?
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood?
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood?
Central Plains Elementary School - Holyrood is overseen by Central Plains in Ellsworth County.
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