Centralia Elem

As a close-knit elementary-level community in Centralia, Kansas, Centralia Elem serves 197 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Vermillion. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Centralia Elem sits 37% below that benchmark.

Within Vermillion, which oversees 4 schools and 644 students, Centralia Elem is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Centralia Elem reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Centralia Elem has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Centralia Elem sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.1%; actual is 67.5%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nemaha County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,348 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nemaha County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,884 students), of which Centralia Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Centralia High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centralia Elem ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Centralia Elem's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 197). The White share of enrollment shrank from 97% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Centralia Elem community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.