Enrollment
51
Combined
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATCHISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200354001868
Central School
301 1/2 North 5th Street, Atchison, KS 66002 · (913) 360-6540 · Atchison County
GRADES 02–12COMBINED32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 49.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
39 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 4% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
17.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
4.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 | 17.4% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 5.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 School
Central School's state test result (7.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central School this school | 51 | 76.5% | 7.0% |
| Rolla JH/HS (6-12) Rolla | 50 | 66.0% | 38.4% |
| Satanta Elem Satanta | 128 | 64.8% | 36.2% |
| Centre Lost Springs | 183 | 56.3% | 46.3% |
| West Elk Schools Howard | 371 | 67.9% | 34.5% |
| Kickapoo Nation School Powhattan | 71 | 95.8% | N/A |
Matched among Kansas K-12 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 School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
51
+14 (+38%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 52
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 4.6:1
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 | 51 | 5 | 10.1:1 | 76% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 47 | 7.3 | 6.4:1 | 81% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 53 | 7.5 | 7.1:1 | 91% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 8 | 4.6:1 | 78% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 8.7 | 4.4:1 | 92% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 8 | 5.0:1 | 78% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 52 | 7 | 7.4:1 | 94% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (38 to 51); teachers down 42% (8.7 to 5).
About Central School
Central School, located in Atchison, Kansas, is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers grades 2 through 12 and reported 51 students in 2024-25. The school is 86% below the average for combined schools in Kansas.
Atchison Public Schools includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,450 students.
At Central School, 76% of students are White. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Atchison County is about 88% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central School scores 40%.
Central School reported 5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.1:1. Combined schools in Kansas average 49.0:1, 38.9 more students per teacher than here. There are 39 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 76% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Atchison County report 58%.
A school in Kansas with Central School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 25.6%. Central School scores 7.0%.
Atchison County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,112 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Central School shares Atchison County with 5 other public schools.
Atchison Middle School is the nearest public school to Central School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 7.0% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 38% over 4 years, reaching 51 in 2024-25. The ratio was 4.6:1 in 2020-21 and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
Central School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Atchison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,208
Census ACS
Median income
$61,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atchison Public Schools
- Atchison Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Atchison High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Atchison Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Other schools in Atchison
- Atchison Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Atchison High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Atchison Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Other Central schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Central. Central School is the 17th largest of the 17.
- CENTRAL SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 732 students
- Central SchoolHuntsville, AL · 610 students
- Central SchoolPLEASANT GROVE, UT · 596 students
- Central SchoolLemont, IL · 591 students
- Central SchoolGlencoe, IL · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Atchison Middle School0.0 mi · 287
- Atchison High School1.1 mi · 419
- Atchison Elementary School1.4 mi · 693
- RUSHVILLE ELEM.5.9 mi · 157
- DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH10.3 mi · 120
- Doniphan West Elementary School13.7 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Central SchoolHow many students attend Central School?
Central School enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 02-12.
Is Central School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central School is a combined-grade school covering grades 02-12.
How many teachers does Central School have?
Central School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central School?
At Central School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Central School public or private?
Central School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atchison Public Schools.
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