Enrollment
61
Elementary
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHETOPA-ST. PAUL·NCES 200477001492
Chetopa Elem
430 Elm Street, Chetopa, KS 67336 · (620) 236-7244 · Labette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
54 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 8 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 15% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
33.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
16.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 | 33.3% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Chetopa Elem
Chetopa Elem's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chetopa Elem this school | 61 | 88.5% | 22.5% |
| Tescott Elem Tescott | 69 | 76.8% | 48.2% |
| Chase Raymond Primary Intermediate School Chase | 72 | 76.4% | 18.6% |
| Greeley Elem Greeley | 52 | 75.0% | 33.0% |
| Enterprise Elem Enterprise | 86 | 74.4% | 31.1% |
| Lincoln Elem Wellington | 137 | 86.9% | 39.2% |
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 Chetopa Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Labette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #694 of 714 | #11 of 11 |
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
61
-2 (-3%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 61 | 7.6 | 8.1:1 | 89% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 7.3 | 8.9:1 | 85% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 7.4 | 9.6:1 | 76% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 8 | 7.9:1 | 71% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 8.4 | 9.4:1 | 68% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 9 | 11.0:1 | 78% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 75% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 80% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chetopa Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (79 to 61); teachers down 10% (8.4 to 7.6).
About Chetopa Elem
Chetopa Elem is a very small elementary school that serves part of Chetopa, Kansas. It reported 61 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Kansas have about 313 students on average; enrollment here is 81% lower.
Chetopa Elem is one school in Chetopa-St. Paul, a system of 5 schools with 396 students.
Chetopa Elem is 80% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Native American, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Labette County, where about 84% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
With 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Chetopa Elem, 89% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Labette County is 65%.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 19.8%. Chetopa Elem scores 22.5%.
For the population of Labette County, the median household earns about $56,325 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Chetopa Elem shares Labette County with 17 other public schools.
Chetopa High, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Chetopa Elem places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 63 to 61.
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Labette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,869
Census ACS
Median income
$56,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chetopa-St. Paul
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Chetopa HighHigh · 73 students
- St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 58 students
- St. Paul High SchoolHigh · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Chetopa High0.0 mi · 73
- Bartlett Elem6.9 mi · 116
- Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem9.1 mi · 178
- Oswego Junior-Senior High School9.5 mi · 195
- Welch High School11.6 mi · 99
- Welch Middle School11.6 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Chetopa ElemHow many students attend Chetopa Elem?
Chetopa Elem enrolls approximately 61 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chetopa Elem serve?
Chetopa Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chetopa Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chetopa Elem is approximately 8.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chetopa Elem?
Student demographics at Chetopa Elem are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Chetopa Elem public or private?
Chetopa Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chetopa-St. Paul.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.