Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHASE COUNTY·NCES 200525002014
Chase County Elementary School
410 Palmer, Strong City, KS 66869 · (620) 273-6676 · Chase County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
99 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 26 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Chase County Elementary School→Chase County Junior Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Chase County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
28.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 | 42.7% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 31.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 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 Chase County Elementary School
Chase County Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase County Elementary School this school | 217 | 45.6% | 37.6% |
| Oakley Elem Oakley | 191 | 47.6% | 40.8% |
| McKinley Elem Abilene | 196 | 47.4% | 42.3% |
| Ell-Saline Elementary Salina | 237 | 43.9% | 31.1% |
| Doniphan West Elementary School Denton | 211 | 46.4% | 49.3% |
| NLC Elementary School Americus | 223 | 47.5% | 42.5% |
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 Chase County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #394 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #478 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #407 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #519 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #116 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #400 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #415 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #134 of 151 |
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
217
+17 (+9%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 217 | 18.1 | 12.0:1 | 46% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 41% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 36% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 34% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 13.9 | 15.3:1 | 33% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 37% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chase County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (212 to 217); teachers up 30% (13.9 to 18.1).
About Chase County Elementary School
Chase County Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Strong City, Kansas. The school's enrollment of 217 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kansas, which is about 313.
Chase County Elementary School is part of Chase County, where 2 schools serve 409 students.
Chase County Elementary School's enrollment is 82% White. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Chase County Elementary School is 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. About 46% of students, or 99, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Chase County Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.4% at Chase County Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chase County show that the median household income is $56,484, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Chase County Elementary School, Chase County has 1 other public school.
Chase County Junior Senior High School is located about 1.7 miles from Chase County Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Chase County Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 17 students since 2020-21, to 217. Students per teacher fell from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 12.0 in 2024-25.
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Chase County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,561
Census ACS
Median income
$56,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
409 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chase County
- Chase County Junior Senior High SchoolHigh · 192 students
Other Chase County Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chase County Elementary. Chase County Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMPERIAL, NE · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Chase County Junior Senior High School1.7 mi · 192
- NLC Elementary School16.6 mi · 223
- Emporia Middle School16.9 mi · 843
- Emporia High17.0 mi · 1,494
- Timmerman Elementary17.1 mi · 370
- Village Elem17.6 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Chase County Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chase County Elementary School?
Chase County Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-06.
Is Chase County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chase County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Chase County Elementary School have?
Chase County Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Chase County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chase County Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chase County Elementary School?
Chase County Elementary School is overseen by Chase County in Chase County.
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