Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILLION·NCES 200456000830
Centralia Elem
507 John Riggins Ave, Centralia, KS 66415 · (785) 857-3324 · Nemaha County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
50 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 29 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 32% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
63.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
74.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +15.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 58.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% 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 17 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 Centralia Elem
Centralia Elem's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Elem this school | 197 | 25.4% | 67.5% |
| Frankfort Elem Frankfort | 185 | 26.5% | 65.0% |
| Colwich Elem Colwich | 227 | 28.2% | 44.6% |
| Olpe Elementary Olpe | 149 | 26.8% | 53.1% |
| McCormick Elementary Olsburg | 146 | 21.9% | 58.1% |
| Wabaunsee Elementary School Alma | 199 | 30.7% | 53.6% |
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 Centralia Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #42 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #16 of 625 ▲ 84 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #126 of 625 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #544 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #570 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
197
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 197 | 13.7 | 14.4:1 | 25% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 11.9 | 16.8:1 | 28% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 10.9 | 19.3:1 | 30% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 9 | 23.9:1 | 26% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 9.6 | 19.6:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 21% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 36% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 42% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 191 | 10 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centralia Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (188 to 197); teachers up 42% (9.6 to 13.7).
About Centralia Elem
Centralia Elem is a low-enrollment elementary school in Kansas, located in Centralia. The school reports 197 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Centralia Elem is run by Vermillion, whose 4 schools enroll 644 students.
Most students at Centralia Elem are White: 91% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Centralia Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Staffing totals 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Centralia Elem reports 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 67.5%, is 17.4 points above the 50.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Kansas schools.
Nemaha County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,348, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Centralia Elem is among the 9 public schools in Nemaha County.
Centralia High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Centralia Elem is 1st on average proficiency.
Centralia Elem has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Centralia Elem saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 23.9:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Nemaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,160
Census ACS
Median income
$77,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermillion
- Frankfort ElemElementary · 185 students
- Centralia HighHigh · 145 students
- Frankfort HighHigh · 117 students
Other Centralia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Centralia Elementary. Centralia Elem is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Centralia ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Centralia High0.0 mi · 145
- Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School8.3 mi · 509
- Nemaha Central High School8.4 mi · 242
- Axtell Elementary School12.3 mi · 113
- Axtell High12.3 mi · 49
- Frankfort High15.3 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Centralia ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Centralia Elem?
Centralia Elem enrolls approximately 197 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Centralia Elem serve?
Centralia Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Centralia Elem have?
Centralia Elem employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Centralia Elem?
Student demographics at Centralia Elem are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Centralia Elem?
Centralia Elem is overseen by Vermillion in Nemaha County.
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